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Nothing to change in the speed, the height or the flare. Keep the landing attitude held until the mains are on, so the aircraft is not let down onto the runway in the last moment.
What happened: The touchdown rate was 201 fpm. Nothing before it explains that: threshold speed and height were within limits and the flare was flown normally.
Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 201 fpm next time
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 in the score
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,580 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,580 m of the 3,530 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 418 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Take-off was performed on runway 01. The aircraft used 1,270 m of runway, which is 58 % of the available length, and rotated at 140 kt. Local weather at departure was 22 °C with wind 15 kt from 330°, giving a 6 kt crosswind component and a 13 kt headwind component.
Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 22 seconds, averaging 2,149 fpm and reaching 153 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 1,036 ft asl to 33,963 ft asl in 15 minutes, covering 93 nm while passing overhead RB16 Washington Potomac.
Cruise was level at 34,000 ft asl for 45 minutes, covering 308 nm, beginning 3 miles south-west of Moorefield.
Descent began from 33,520 ft asl to 2,004 ft asl in 32 minutes, covering 154 nm, starting overhead II85 Blomenberg Airport Decatur, with a brief level-off at 9,000 ft asl.
Final approach to runway 27C at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport descended from 1,379 ft agl to 78 ft agl in 105 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, on glideslope, on centreline, on speed, wings level. Configuration changes were gear down at 2,512 ft agl with 180 kt, and final flap position 5 at 2,212 ft agl with 163 kt.
Landing on runway 27C, which is 3,530 m long, had a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 134 kt. The flare was described as perfect. Touchdown occurred 418 m down the runway at 129 kt, a little fast, with a fair touchdown rate of minus 202 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from the centreline. Local weather at landing was 21 °C with wind 6 kt from 180°, giving a 6 kt crosswind and no headwind. No bounce occurred.
Total landing distance was 1,501 m, 43 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 565 nm in 108 minutes and used 3,611 kg of fuel.
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