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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 187 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 536 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.
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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,438 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,438 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 419 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by FWB EasyJet, a modified aircraft, and took off from SAWC El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport. The departure roll from runway 25 was smooth, with a takeoff distance of 1,228 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 151 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from 292 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of El Calafate, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of the airport. The climb was from 1,619 feet above sea level to 21,342 feet, an increase of 19,722 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 41 minutes and covered 242 nautical miles.
The enroute cruise phase was followed by a descent, which started 10 miles northwest of SCAZ Azopardo Airport Timaukel. The descent was from 20,756 feet above sea level to 6,320 feet, a decrease of 14,437 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles.
The flight then entered another descent phase, which started 4 miles west of SCGZ Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport Puerto Williams. The descent was from 6,342 feet above sea level to 3,821 feet, a decrease of 2,521 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then leveled off again and entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The final descent phase started 5 miles west of SCGZ Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport Puerto Williams. The descent was from 3,821 feet above sea level to 1,815 feet, a decrease of 2,006 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 08 at SCGZ Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport, heading 88.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,720 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08 was smooth, with a touchdown distance of 415 meters. The touchdown speed was 144 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -555 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from 344 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 338 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes. The aircraft used 2,674 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, FWB EasyJet, successfully landed at SCGZ Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport, with a final approach score of 85.4%. The pilot navigated the aircraft towards runway 08 from the west, maintaining a heading of 88.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,720 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 415 meters, which was considered good. The touchdown speed of 144 knots was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was quite high at -555 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively hard landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.0 meters, which may require some adjustments in the pilot's approach and landing technique. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 344°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,046 meters was 73% of the runway length, which is a relatively efficient use of the available runway space. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring it to a stop in a straight line.
Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, such as the hard touchdown rate and slightly misaligned touchdown position, the pilot's overall performance was satisfactory, and the aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently at SCGZ Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport.
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