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Carry more power on approach to hold 130 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 27 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 375 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 130 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
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 1,798 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,798 m of the 3,376 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 873 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes to cover a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 07L, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 156 knots after covering 49% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 34°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 119°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The enroute climb began shortly after departure, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 2,171 feet above sea level to 39,367 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,196 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 119 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 79 nautical miles. This phase began 5 miles southeast of Poston, Arizona. The enroute descent phase started 2 miles east of Twentynine Palms Airport in California, with the aircraft descending from 39,334 feet above sea level to 1,384 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,950 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 120 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Los Angeles International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 25L from the east, heading 263.0° at an altitude of 1,247 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,376 meters, and the threshold height was above the target height. The threshold speed was good at 130 knots, and the touchdown speed was also good at 117 knots.
The touchdown point was 453 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was firm at -343 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 250°, with a crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,713 meters, which was 51% of the runway's length. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 327 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 65 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,510 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 25L at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport, achieving a score of 87.2%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,247 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course, and the threshold height at 66 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 117 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was 453 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. However, the touchdown speed and rate were both considered good, with a firm touchdown rate of -343 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots at 250°. The crosswind was minimal, at 1 knot, which contributed to a smooth landing. The total landing distance was 1,713 meters, accounting for 51% of the runway length. Although this was slightly above the ideal landing distance, it was still within acceptable limits.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment with the centerline was slightly off by 7.8 meters. This minor deviation may have been due to the aircraft's momentum or the pilot's response to the landing. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the Airbus A320 was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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