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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 3,526 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 656 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 22L at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport in 11 minutes, covering 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 22L, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,175 m, representing 34 % of the runway, and achieved liftoff at 160 kt. Local weather at the time was temperature 15 °C with wind 7 kt from 319°, providing a crosswind component of 7 kt and a headwind component of 0 kt.
The climb commenced overhead EFHK, climbing from 1,146 ft asl to 40,000 ft asl, an increase of 38,854 ft achieved in 25 minutes while covering 170 nm.
Cruise began 53 miles south of Korppoo and continued for 74 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 569 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 1 mile east of Leezdorf, descending from 40,000 ft asl to 1,849 ft asl, a loss of 38,151 ft in 22 minutes and covering 124 nm.
The final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was conducted from the north on a heading of 181.0°, intercepting the glide path at 3 nm and 1,823 ft agl.
Landing on runway 18R, which is 3,526 m long, was executed with a threshold speed of 130 kt. The aircraft touched down 373 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 126 kt, a little fast, and with a touchdown rate of minus 215 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 19.6 m from the centreline. Weather at the airport was temperature 20 °C, wind 6 kt from 160°, giving a crosswind component of 2 kt and a headwind component of 5 kt. Total landing distance measured 1,494 m, 42 % of the runway.
Runway rollout showed a further alignment deviation of 24.4 m from the centreline before the aircraft exited the runway.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 876 nm, taking 137 and consuming 12,239 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 completed a final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the north, tracking 181.0 ° at 3 nm and 1,823 ft agl; the approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate with sink rate too high and off the glideslope.
At threshold the aircraft displayed good threshold height and a threshold speed that was good at 130 kt.
Touchdown occurred 373 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 126 kt that was a little fast and a touchdown rate rated fair at minus 215 fpm; the touchdown point was significantly misaligned by 19.6 m from the centreline, the total landing distance was 1,494 m (42 % of the 3,526 m runway), and the local weather was 20 °C, wind 6 kt at 160 °, crosswind 2 kt and headwind 5 kt.
During rollout the aircraft remained misaligned by 24.4 m from the centreline.
Refine centreline tracking to reduce the 19-20 m touchdown offset and the 24 m rollout deviation, and adjust the flare point to bring the touchdown point closer to the intended zone.
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