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Reduce power sooner on the approach so your speed is back to 132 kt well before the stabilisation gate.
What happened: This flight was fast at the stabilisation gate, then crossed the threshold high on a shallow descent and 8 kt above VREF; carrying that extra speed through to the threshold usually carries the touchdown long, and this flight touched down 347 m past the target point.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 132 kt at the threshold.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 33 kt FAST on the reference speed of 132 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,090 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,090 m of the 4,065 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 804 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport in 8 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 17, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 155 kt and left the ground after traveling 2 355 m, which represented 74 % of the runway; ambient conditions were 20 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 250°, including a 7 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
The first en-route climb began overhead LPPR, climbing from 1 152 ft asl to 31 762 ft asl, an altitude gain of 30 610 ft achieved in 18 minutes while covering 126 nm.
Level cruise commenced 3 mi north of Muelas del Pan (Castilla y Leon, Spain) and continued for 34 minutes, during which 290 nm were flown.
A second climb segment started 1 mi north-east of Campan (Occitanie, France), raising the aircraft from 31 999 ft asl to 34 009 ft asl, a gain of 2 010 ft in 3 minutes over a distance of 29 nm.
The next cruise leg began 1 mi south of Puymaurin (Occitanie, France) and lasted 49 minutes, covering 390 nm.
Descent phase one initiated overhead Geuensee (Kanton Luzern, Switzerland), descending from 33 528 ft asl to 4 010 ft asl, a loss of 29 517 ft in 23 minutes while traversing 151 nm.
A brief cruise segment over Bergkirchen (Bavaria, Germany) followed, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
Descent phase two began 1 mi south-east of Rohrmoos (Bavaria, Germany), dropping from 4 010 ft asl to 2 876 ft asl, a decrease of 1 134 ft in 2 minutes across 7 nm.
The final approach to runway 08R at EDDM Munich Airport was executed from 1 439 ft agl to 89 ft agl in 92 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 08R, whose length is 4 065 m, occurred with a threshold height of 58 ft agl and a threshold speed of 140 kt, both slightly above target; touchdown was recorded 393 m beyond the touchdown zone at 130 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 200 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.7 m from the centreline, while local weather was 11 °C, wind 3 kt from 320°, a 3 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind.
The rollout distance measured 2 014 m, representing 50 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was reported as very good.
Taxi-in to the parking area from the runway required 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1 010 nm, lasted 145 minutes, and consumed 6 047 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320ceo approached runway 08R at Munich (EDDM) with an unstable profile at the 1,000 ft gate, being more than 20 kt above VREF, and completed the descent from 1,439 ft agl to 89 ft agl in 92 seconds, scoring on the stabilisation gates.
At the threshold the aircraft crossed at 58 ft agl, which was slightly above the target height, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 140 kt.
Touchdown occurred 393 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 130 kt, noted as a little fast, and a vertical rate of minus 200 fpm, while the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,014 m, representing 50 % of the 4,065 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the performance, reduce the final-approach speed to meet VREF and manage the flare to lower the touchdown speed toward the target, which will further improve alignment and distance usage.
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