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Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 180 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 387 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,526 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 666 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (GQNO), the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted 8 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 34, utilizing 701 meters, or 23% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 170 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 24°C, with a gentle headwind of 6 knots at 330°.
As the aircraft climbed away from Nouakchott, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, which began overhead the airport. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 993 feet above sea level to 23,364 feet, a vertical increase of 22,371 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 74 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 16 minutes and covered 110 nautical miles, positioning the aircraft 44 miles northwest of Rosso, Mauritania. The enroute descent phase commenced 21 miles northwest of Mekhe, Senegal, and saw the aircraft descend from 24,015 feet to 1,576 feet, a vertical decrease of 22,439 feet, in 16 minutes and covering 82 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at Blaise Diagne International Airport (GOBD) was initiated from the south, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 359.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,256 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 145 knots, and the touchdown point was 251 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 137 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -378 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,435 meters, or 41% of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 277 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 58 minutes and a fuel consumption of 3,033 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 01 at GOBD Blaise Diagne International Airport from the south was executed with a heading of 359.0° at 4 nm and 1,256 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing conditions.
The aircraft touched down 251 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 137 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -378 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly above-target threshold speed. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C and a headwind of 9 kt, were favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,435 m, which accounted for 41% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.3 m from the centreline. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.2%. The landing was executed safely, and the aircraft came to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
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