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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 492 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Fuerteventura Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 01, with a takeoff distance of 596 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Fuerteventura Airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and winds of 4 knots at 69 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead El Matorral, a location in the Canary Islands, Spain, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 861 feet above sea level to 21,830 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,969 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 8 miles west of Pajara, another location in the Canary Islands, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 10 miles northeast of Galdar, a location in the Canary Islands, and descended from 22,002 feet above sea level to 7,012 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,990 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 9 miles northeast of Tegueste, a location in the Canary Islands, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 9 miles northwest of Tacoronte, a location in the Canary Islands, and descended from 6,983 feet above sea level to 3,066 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,917 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport took place from the west, with the aircraft heading 111.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,022 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 12, which had a length of 3,395 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 128 knots.
The touchdown point was 79 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 122 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -412 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were 14°C temperature and winds of 14 knots at 290 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 14 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,366 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 160 nautical miles, taking 58 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,126 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 111.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,022 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 12, which has a length of 3,395 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 79 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 122 knots, which is considered good. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -412 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 290°. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 14 knots, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate. The total landing distance was 1,366 meters, which is approximately 40% of the runway length.
The rollout alignment after the landing was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly controlled during the deceleration phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and perfect runway alignment, despite a somewhat hard touchdown rate.
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