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Improve the touchdown
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.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,051 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 253 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.73 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 19R at VTBS Suvarnabhumi Airport in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 19R, the A320 travelled 1,819 m, representing 47 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 168 kt; local conditions were 31 °C with a 1 kt wind from 240°, providing a 1 kt head-wind and a 1 kt cross-wind.
The first climb commenced 1 mile south-west of VTBS, climbing from 935 ft asl to 35,453 ft asl, an increase of 34,518 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 145 nm.
Level cruise began 33 miles south-east of Sangkhla Buri and continued for 69 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 524 nm.
A second climb started 52 miles west of VYSW Sittwe Airport, rising from 36,028 ft asl to 38,009 ft asl, an increase of 1,981 ft in 3 minutes over a distance of 25 nm.
The subsequent cruise segment originated 51 miles south-west of Cox’s Bazar, lasting 60 minutes and covering 456 nm.
Descent commenced 8 miles south of Darbhanga, descending from 38,023 ft asl to 12,402 ft asl, a loss of 25,621 ft in 21 minutes while traveling 142 nm.
A brief cruise followed 3 miles east of Dhulikhel, lasting 5 minutes and spanning 24 nm.
The aircraft then performed a climb beginning 16 miles west of VNJI Jiri Airport, climbing from 13,274 ft asl to 14,937 ft asl, an increase of 1,662 ft in 2 minutes across 8 nm.
A descent started 10 miles west of VNJI, dropping from 14,899 ft asl to 8,810 ft asl, a decrease of 6,089 ft in 7 minutes and covering 33 nm.
Another cruise segment began 8 miles south of Panauti, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The final descent was initiated 12 miles south of Kirtipur, descending from 8,710 ft asl to 3,619 ft asl, a loss of 5,091 ft in 3 minutes over 12 nm.
For the final approach to runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport, the aircraft approached from the south on a heading of 24.0°, at 4 nm and minus 775 ft agl.
Landing on runway 02 was completed with a threshold speed of 135 kt; touchdown occurred 234 m down the runway at 135 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 708 fpm and a lateral deviation of 10.4 m from the centreline. The runway length is 3,051 m; total landing distance was 1,259 m (41 % of runway). Runway rollout alignment was offset by 10.2 m from centreline. Weather at the time was 24 °C with calm winds (0 kt from 359°, no cross- or head-wind).
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,388 nm, took 206 minutes, and consumed 7,585 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 approached runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport from the south on a heading of 24.0 °, 4 nm out and at minus 775 ft agl. The final approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the overall score was 90.9%.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft maintained a threshold speed slightly above target at 135 kt and the threshold height was reported as good; the touchdown distance was good at 234 m.
At touchdown the speed remained at 135 kt, described as a little fast, while the vertical rate was very heavy at minus 708 fpm and the touchdown point was misaligned by 10.4 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,259 m, representing 41 % of the 3,051 m runway, and the runway alignment during rollout was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline.
To improve future performance, focus on moderating the flare to reduce the vertical rate and on refining lateral control to bring the touchdown and rollout alignment within a tighter tolerance; the 90.9% score indicates the overall technique is solid with only minor refinements needed.
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