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Add power on final to cross the threshold at 139 kt, correcting the speed before the flare begins.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 8 kt below the 139 kt target, and the flare that followed raised the nose only 0.5° with little of the sink taken out. Shallow, underpowered approaches like this usually carry through into a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 139 kt at the threshold
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,540 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,540 m of the 3,201 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 444 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from WAAA Hasanuddin International Airport in Ujung Pandang, Indonesia, the Airbus A350-1000 began its journey with a taxiing period of 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 21, utilizing 1,284 meters, or 40% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 163 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 27°C, with a negligible wind of 1 knot at 119°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Ujung Pandang, it began its enroute climb 2 miles south of the airport, ascending from 1,017 feet above sea level to 39,010 feet in 32 minutes, covering a distance of 238 nautical miles. The climb rate was steady, with a total increase of 37,993 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 113 minutes and covering 918 nautical miles, before commencing its enroute descent 14 miles west of Victoria, Philippines. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease in altitude from 38,968 feet to 2,257 feet in 21 minutes, covering 130 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at RPLC Clark International Airport in the Philippines was executed from the south, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 20.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,795 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 126 knots and a touchdown distance of 435 meters, or 45% of the runway's length. The total landing distance was 1,450 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,294 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 176 minutes and a fuel consumption of 18,630 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 02 at RPLC Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base from the south was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 20.0° at 4 nm and 1,795 ft above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 131 kt, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft descended onto the runway, it touched down at a distance of 435 m, which was within the expected parameters.
The touchdown characteristics were satisfactory, with a speed of 126 kt at the moment of touchdown. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -521 fpm, which may indicate a slight over-rotation. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 °C and a light wind of 1 kt from 260°, contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The rollout phase was equally impressive, with the aircraft maintaining perfect alignment on the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 1,450 m, which accounted for 45% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, resulting in a score of 96.4%.
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