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Stop raising the nose once the sink is arrested at 9.5 ft, holding that pitch steady through touchdown rather than further.
What happened: The nose came up 3.4° in the flare, leaving pitch well above this type's ground attitude at touchdown. Carrying that much pitch through touchdown usually carries a bounce after it.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold pitch at the normal ground attitude through touchdown.
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 1,919 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,919 m of the 3,345 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 786 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Upon reaching runway 25, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, utilizing 74% of the 2,129-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 153 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 21°C, with a gentle headwind of 9 knots and a crosswind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb phase, ascending from 991 feet above sea level to 33,971 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded overhead Rome, marking the beginning of the enroute level cruise phase, which lasted 50 minutes and spanned 562 nautical miles. The aircraft then commenced its enroute descent phase, descending from 33,938 feet to 1,450 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The descent phase concluded overhead Forest-Montiers, France, setting the stage for the final approach to London Heathrow Airport.
The Airbus A320 initiated its final approach to runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, aligning itself with the runway from the east. The aircraft touched down 371 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots and a touchdown rate of -250 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was deemed very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was 1,839 meters, accounting for 55% of the 3,345-meter runway. Following a taxiing period of 6 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 809 nautical miles and utilizing 4,976 kilograms of fuel in the process, which took a total of 108 minutes.
The final approach to runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,362 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 62 ft above ground level being above the target. However, this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The threshold speed was good at 139 kt, indicating a well-executed approach.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown point was 371 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal position. The touchdown speed of 130 kt was good, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -250 fpm was fair, suggesting a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, demonstrating excellent control and precision during the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9 °C and a wind of 6 kt at 110°, contributed to a relatively calm and stable environment.
The total landing distance of 1,839 m, which accounts for 55% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration after touchdown. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 90.2%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal performance, the pilot demonstrated good control and precision throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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