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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 222 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 363 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 2,494 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 677 m past the threshold — beyond 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 Geneva Cointrin International Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Departure roll took place on runway 04, with the aircraft taking off after covering 48% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,711 meters, and the liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 19 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Ferney-Voltaire in France. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,401 feet above sea level to 34,964 feet, an increase of 32,563 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead San Paolo Solbrito in Italy. This phase lasted for 73 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 531 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south east of Shkoder in Albania. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 35,074 feet to 6,753 feet, a decrease of 28,321 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south east of Vushtrri in Kosovo. This phase lasted for only 3 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started overhead Vushtrri. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,850 feet to 3,081 feet, a decrease of 2,769 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Priština Adem Jashari International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 17 from the north, heading 176.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 2,494 meters. The touchdown point was 261 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots and a touchdown rate of -356 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 0 degrees. The crosswind component was 0 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,373 meters, which was 55% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 742 nautical miles, which was covered in 129 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,093 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Priština Adem Jashari International Airport, achieving a high score of 94.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 176.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on runway 17, which has a length of 2,494 meters. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 138 knots, indicating that the pilot had properly managed the aircraft's descent and speed. The touchdown point was 261 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -356 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
However, there was a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating 4.6 meters from the centerline. This may be attributed to factors such as wind or pilot error, but it did not significantly impact the overall landing performance. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of -2°C and a negligible wind speed of 1 knot at 0°.
The total landing distance of 1,373 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively efficient use of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in managing the aircraft's descent and touchdown.
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