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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 537 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 498 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 3,200 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 912 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321-ceo taxied from its parking position to runway 33 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 33, the aircraft used 1,497 m of runway, representing 47 % of the available length, and rotated at 159 kt; local conditions were 20 °C with a 7 kt wind from 330°, giving a 7 kt headwind and zero crosswind.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile south-west of Langenhorn, ascending from 1,050 ft asl to 34,042 ft asl, an increase of 32,991 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 138 nm.
The first cruise segment began overhead Beilen in the Netherlands and lasted 12 minutes, during which 80 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started about 1 mile south-west of Meije, dropping from 34,013 ft asl to 3,982 ft asl, a loss of 30,031 ft in 15 minutes and spanning 84 nm.
A brief cruise over Hulshout in Belgium followed, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The next descent segment occurred over Morkhoven, reducing altitude from 3,974 ft asl to 2,001 ft asl, a decrease of 1,972 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 13 nm.
A short cruise then took place 1 mile east of Rotselaar, lasting 2 minutes and encompassing 5 nm.
On final approach to runway 25L at EBBR Brussels Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,381 ft agl to 121 ft agl in 92 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 25L, whose length is 3,200 m, the threshold height at 83 ft agl was noted as significantly above target; the threshold speed was 146 kt. Touchdown occurred 499 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 134 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 499 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.7 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 15 °C with a wind of 18 kt from 319°, providing a 6 kt headwind and a 17 kt crosswind.
In total, the flight covered 339 nm, took 64 minutes, and consumed 3,522 kg of fuel.
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