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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.4 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 5.5°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 538 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.4 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,890 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 248 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A319 taxied from the parking area to runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, a movement that lasted 43 minutes and covered 5 nm.
The departure roll commenced on runway 27L, with the aircraft accelerating to a liftoff speed of 150 kt; the takeoff run measured 1,643 m, representing 45 % of the runway. Local weather was temperature 24 °C, wind 21 kt from 260°, giving a headwind component of 20 kt and a cross-wind of 3 kt.
Climb began one mile south of Harmondsworth, lifting the airplane from 1,035 ft asl to 6,003 ft asl, an altitude gain of 4,968 ft achieved in 2 minutes while covering 9 nm.
The aircraft entered a level cruise segment overhead Weybridge, maintaining altitude for 2 minutes and traversing 7 nm.
A second climb segment started overhead Ashtead, raising the flight from 6,012 ft asl to 31,009 ft asl, a gain of 24,996 ft accomplished in 12 minutes over a distance of 89 nm.
Subsequent level cruise commenced 4 miles north-west of Grand-Fort-Philippe, lasting 14 minutes and covering 115 nm.
Descent began one mile north-east of Marchovelette, descending from 30,974 ft asl to 15,009 ft asl, a loss of 15,966 ft in 13 minutes while traveling 79 nm.
A brief level cruise followed overhead Konz, lasting 2 minutes and covering 9 nm.
The next descent segment started one mile south of Mandern, dropping from 14,549 ft asl to 3,755 ft asl, a decrease of 10,794 ft in 7 minutes across 33 nm.
A further level cruise segment occurred overhead Contwig, lasting 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at EDDR Saarbrücken Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 268.0°, with the aircraft at 4 nm and 1,226 ft agl. Local weather reported temperature 24 °C, wind 9 kt from 280°, yielding a headwind component of 9 kt and a cross-wind of 2 kt.
Touchdown on runway 27, which is 1,890 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 128 kt; the aircraft landed 251 m down the runway at a speed of 118 kt, and the touchdown rate was hard at minus 471 fpm. The total landing distance recorded was 831 m, representing 44 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the remaining runway.
The Airbus A319 taxied from
The final approach to runway 27 at EDDR Saarbrücken Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 268.0° at 4 nm and 1,226 ft agl, with a temperature of 24 °C, wind 9 kt from 280°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height and a threshold speed that was good at 128 kt.
Touchdown occurred 251 m down the runway at a speed that was good at 118 kt; the vertical rate was hard at minus 471 fpm and the touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 831 m, representing 44 % of the 1,890 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To refine an already strong performance, the flare should be adjusted to soften the hard vertical rate while preserving the established speed and alignment, which will further enhance passenger comfort without affecting runway usage.
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