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Carry more power on approach to hold 131 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 18 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 593 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 131 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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,299 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 788 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, taking approximately 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 24, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 155 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 °C, a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 230 °, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 19-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of Aalsmeerderbrug, a small town in the Netherlands. The climb took place from an initial altitude of 992 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 36,949 feet, an increase of 35,957 feet, in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 118 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south-east of Juist Airport in Germany, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a further 120 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 4 miles west of Nordborg in Denmark, where the aircraft started its descent from a maximum altitude of 37,398 feet to a final altitude of 1,300 feet, a decrease of 36,098 feet, in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22L at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport was made from the north-east, with the aircraft heading 221.0 ° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 22L, which had a length of 3,299 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22 °C, a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 150 °, resulting in a 16-knot crosswind and a 5-knot headwind. The touchdown point was 364 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 108 knots and a touchdown rate of -478 feet per minute, which was considered hard. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,296 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 5 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 360 nautical miles, taking a total of 69 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,677 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, achieving a score of 90.6%. The final approach to runway 22L was initiated from the north east, heading 221.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 126 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown point was located 364 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was also deemed acceptable, but the touchdown rate of -478 feet per minute (fpm) was classified as hard, suggesting a relatively abrupt landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 22°C, a wind speed of 16 knots from 150°, resulting in a 16-knot crosswind and a 5-knot headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,296 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 reported to be very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled path after touchdown.
Overall, while the landing was not entirely flawless, the Airbus A319 aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency and control, achieving a respectable score of 90.6%.
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