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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, rather than letting it stop or relax.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it at 469 fpm, and the touchdown followed long at 517 m against a 457 m target. Sink returning late in the flare usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Watch the sink rate in the flare, holding it smooth all the way to touchdown rather than letting 469 fpm return.
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,147 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 517 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A319 taxied from the parking area to runway 22 at LESO San Sebastián Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 22, the aircraft used 1,020 m of runway, representing 64 % of the available length, and lifted off at 143 kt; ambient temperature was 28 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 219°, providing a 9 kt headwind and zero crosswind.
Climb commenced overhead Irun, Spain, with the airplane ascending from 1,081 ft asl to 33,912 ft asl, a gain of 32,831 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 120 nm.
Cruise began 20 miles west of Ares, France, and continued for 35 minutes, during which the flight covered 307 nm at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 17 miles north-east of Gatteville-le-Phare, France, with the aircraft descending from 34,020 ft asl to 1,808 ft asl, a loss of 32,213 ft over 24 minutes and a distance of 125 nm.
The final approach to runway 07 at EGGW London Luton Airport was flown from the west on a heading of 74.0° at 4 nm and 1,289 ft agl.
Landing on runway 07 was executed with a threshold speed of 126 kt; touchdown occurred 97 m beyond the touchdown zone at 115 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 439 fpm and very good alignment; runway length is 2,147 m and the total landing distance measured 1,328 m, 62 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 11.0 m, after which the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 558 nm, lasted 86 minutes, and consumed 3,245 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A319 conducted the final approach to runway 08R at Munich Airport from the west, tracking a heading of 83.0° at 4 NM and 1,400 ft AGL. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as stabilised, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Local weather was 19 °C with wind 2 kt from 050°, including a 1 kt crosswind and 1 kt headwind.
The aircraft crossed the threshold at a good height and established a good threshold speed of 126 kt during the flare.
Touchdown occurred 432 m down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 118 kt described as a little fast and a touchdown rate rated fair at -240 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 6.1 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,421 m, representing 35 % of the 4,065 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the target VREF and tighten the landing track to eliminate the 6.1 m lateral offset. Maintaining the current stabilised approach will preserve the high overall score.
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