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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,829 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,587 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 21, the aircraft used 5,200 ft of runway, representing 51 % of the available length, and lifted off at 166 kt. Ambient conditions were 84 °F with a wind of 4 kt from 240°, a crosswind component of 3 kt and a headwind component of 3 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of DGAA Kotoka International Airport, Accra (Greater Accra Region, Ghana). The flight ascended from 1,163 ft asl to 40,001 ft asl, an increase of 38,838 ft, in 42 minutes while covering 311 nm.
Level cruise began at latitude 2.1020036 and longitude -3.8699386 and continued for 369 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 2,848 nm.
Descent was initiated 6 miles north of Paraty (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The aircraft descended from 39,979 ft asl to 3,875 ft asl, a loss of 36,104 ft, in 21 minutes and covered 124 nm.
The final approach to runway 10R at SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport was flown from the west, on a heading of 78.0° at 4 nm and 1,419 ft agl. The approach continued with a descent from 1,468 ft agl to 82 ft agl in 99 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 10R, which is 9,829 ft long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 132 kt. Touchdown occurred 230 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 130 kt; the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 267 fpm and runway alignment was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 61 °F, wind 1 kt from 130°, with a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 1 kt. The total landing distance was 4,306 ft, representing 44 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment remained perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 3,296 nm, lasted 448 minutes, and consumed 90,023 lbs of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 entered the final approach to runway 10R at SBGR from the west on a heading of 78.0° at 4 nm and 1 419 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1 000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. Descent continued from 1 468 ft agl to 82 ft agl in 99 seconds. Local weather was 61 °F with wind 1 kt from 130°, crosswind 1 kt and headwind 1 kt.
At threshold the height was judged good and the threshold speed was good at 132 kt. The aircraft maintained the appropriate configuration for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 230 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was 130 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 267 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out on runway 10R, which is 9 829 ft long, covering a total landing distance of 4 306 ft (44 % of the runway). Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To improve the score, reduce the touchdown speed slightly to better match the target and aim for a smoother flare to lower the vertical rate. Maintaining these adjustments will help bring the landing performance closer to the optimal envelope.
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