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Reduce power earlier on final so speed bleeds back to 136 kt by the threshold, rather than carrying it in.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold 7 kt above the target speed, then began the flare 19 ft above the normal band. Carrying speed like this across the threshold usually keeps the flare high and ends in a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 136 kt at the threshold.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 132 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft, which began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Manchester Airport (EGCC). The taxiing process took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles (nm). The aircraft then departed from runway 23L, with a takeoff distance of 1,958 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 195 knots (kt).
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 19 °C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 270 °. The crosswind and headwind were both negligible at 1 kt each. The enroute climb began overhead Mobberley, a location in Cheshire East, England, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,197 feet above sea level (asl) to 2,702 ft asl, an increase of 1,504 ft in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nm.
The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Knutsford, another location in Cheshire East, England, and lasted for 8 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 10 nm. The final approach to runway 23R at EGCC Manchester Airport was initiated from the north-east, with a heading of 234.0 ° at an altitude of 975 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nm from the runway.
The landing on runway 23R was executed with a threshold speed that was well above the target at 143 kt. The touchdown distance was good at 132 meters, but the touchdown speed of 140 kt was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,123 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 270 °, with negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total landing distance was 952 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The total flight distance was 22 nm, and the flight duration was 15 minutes, with no fuel consumption recorded.
The Airbus A320 has successfully landed on runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) with a score of 90.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 234.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 975 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach to the runway was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a distance of 132 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilots may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown rate of -1,123 feet per minute (fpm) was very heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been touching down with a significant amount of energy. This could be due to a number of factors, including the pilots' decision to flare the aircraft or the aircraft's descent profile.
Despite the heavy touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft and align it with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
The total landing distance of 952 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align it with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a relatively short distance and maintaining good alignment with the runway centerline. However, the heavy touchdown rate and slightly above-target touchdown speed suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement in the pilots' technique and the aircraft's descent profile.
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