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Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 316 m past the target, landing at 773 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,119 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,119 m of the 4,113 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 773 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-1000 taxied from the parking area to runway 35 at SAEZ Minister Pistarini International Airport, covering 4 nm in 8 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 35, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,015 m, representing 36 % of the runway, and lifted off at 160 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 14 °C, wind 3 kt at 30 °, with a 2 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
En-route climb commenced 1 mile north of SAEZ, ascending from 1,054 ft asl to 36,000 ft asl - an increase of 34,947 ft - over 26 minutes while covering 175 nm.
The first level cruise began 13 miles west of SAGQ Agro Aereo Gualeguay Airport and lasted 47 minutes, during which 356 nm were flown.
A subsequent climb started 20 miles north of Villa Atamisqui, raising the aircraft from 36,000 ft asl to 37,358 ft asl, an increase of 1,357 ft in 2 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The next cruise segment originated 12 miles south-east of Beltran, persisting for 191 minutes and spanning 1,448 nm.
Climb resumed 4 miles north-west of Bolognesi, moving from 37,997 ft asl to 38,780 ft asl - a gain of 783 ft - in 2 minutes and over 14 nm.
A short cruise followed 6 miles north-east of Santiago de Chuco, lasting 9 minutes and covering 74 nm.
Further climb began 5 miles north-west of Celendin, increasing altitude from 38,998 ft asl to 39,954 ft asl, a rise of 956 ft in 2 minutes while traversing 14 nm.
The subsequent cruise started 4 miles north-west of SPX1 Mendan (Camp), lasting 18 minutes and covering 151 nm.
Descent commenced 28 miles east of Yantzaza, descending from 40,005 ft asl to 10,211 ft asl - a loss of 29,794 ft - in 30 minutes and covering 220 nm.
A brief level cruise followed 5 miles south-east of Sangolqui, lasting 4 minutes and spanning 11 nm.
The final approach to runway 36 at SEQM Mariscal Sucre International Airport was flown from the south, on a heading of 358.0° at 4 nm and 1,496 ft agl.
Landing on runway 36 (runway length 4,099 m) occurred with a threshold speed of 139 kt; touchdown was 350 m beyond the touchdown zone at 132 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 242 fpm and a runway-centreline deviation of 3.6 m. Local weather at the airport recorded a temperature of 26 °C, wind 2 kt at 0 °, with no crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
The total landing distance measured 2,031 m, representing 50 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,486 nm, lasted 344 minutes, and consumed 36,863 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-1000 established the final approach to runway 36 at SEQM Mariscal Sucre International Airport from the south on a heading of 358.0° at 4 nm and 1,496 ft agl, with ambient temperature 26 °C, wind 2 kt from 0°, no cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height, but the threshold speed was slightly above target at 139 kt.
Touchdown occurred 350 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 132 kt that was a little fast and a vertical rate described as fair at minus 242 fpm; the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.6 m from the centreline.
The aircraft rolled out using a total landing distance of 2,031 m, representing 50 % of the 4,099 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
Refine the approach to keep threshold speed within the target envelope and aim to achieve touchdown within the touchdown zone to reduce the overshoot distance; tighter speed control will also help bring touchdown speed closer to the optimum value.
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