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Lower the nose and add power to accelerate back to climb speed.
What happened: Climb speed was slower than the target during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against climb speed target.
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 1,717 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,717 m of the 2,740 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 516 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A320 from KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport to KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport was a total distance of 846 nm.
The taxi from the parking to the runway at KORD took 47 minutes, covering 9 nm. Departure roll on runway 22L involved a takeoff distance of 1,624 m, with liftoff speed at 150 kt. The local weather at the time showed a temperature of 28 °C, with a wind of 22 kt at 220 ° resulting in a crosswind of 1 kt and headwind of 22 kt.
The enroute climb started 1 mile east of Bensenville and climbed from 1,597 ft asl to 37,991 ft asl, covering 147 nm in 22 minutes. The level cruise started over Paul E. Kroenlein Airport Moweaqua and lasted 58 minutes, covering 452 nm.
Enroute descent started 6 miles east of Bernice, descending from 38,013 ft asl to 23,009 ft asl over 10 minutes and covering 73 nm. The subsequent level cruise started over Point Place and lasted 11 minutes, covering 69 nm.
The next descent started 1 mile west of Jasper, going from 23,009 ft asl to 6,292 ft asl in 11 minutes and covering 59 nm. The following level cruise started over Circle C Ranch Airport Hardin and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nm.
Another descent started 1 mile southeast of Kenefick, descending from 5,998 ft asl to 1,355 ft asl over 6 minutes and covering 23 nm. The final approach to runway 26R at KIAH from the east at 4 nm and 1,258 ft agl resulted in a landing with a touchdown point slightly beyond the zone, with a firm touchdown rate of -316 ft/m.
The landing speed was slightly above the target at 137 kt, with a touchdown speed of 130 kt. The touchdown alignment was perfect, but the touchdown point was a bit further than expected at 100 m beyond the zone. The landing distance was 1,636 m, representing 60% of the runway length. The landing rollout alignment was perfect.
Taxiing from the runway to the parking at KIAH took 6 minutes and covered 2 nm. The flight used -111 kg of fuel and lasted a total of 182 minutes.
The Airbus A320 established final approach to runway 26R at KIAH from the east, tracking a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,258 ft agl while maintaining the approach profile for the 2,740 m runway.
At the threshold the aircraft presented a good height and a threshold speed of 137 kt, noted as slightly above the target value.
Touchdown occurred 100 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 130 kt, described as a little fast, and a firm vertical rate of minus 316 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,636 m, representing 60 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect; local weather was 29 °C with wind 5 kt from 120°, a 3 kt crosswind and a 4 kt tailwind.
Maintain the high overall performance reflected by the 97.0 % score, but refine speed control to bring threshold and touchdown speeds closer to target, which will reduce the overshoot beyond the touchdown zone and improve energy management.
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