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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 7.5 ft, 3.8 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 3,201 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 277 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 06R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 06R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 156 kt and became airborne after traveling 1,354 m, which represented 50 % of the runway length; ambient conditions were 30 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 119°, including a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt headwind.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile east of LEBL, with the flight ascending from 970 ft asl to 33,009 ft asl, a gain of 32,039 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 126 nm.
Level cruise began about 1 mile west of El Perello, lasting 52 minutes and extending over 368 nm.
Descent was initiated roughly 4 miles north of Alburquerque, with the aircraft descending from 32,999 ft asl to 1,652 ft asl, a loss of 31,347 ft completed in 21 minutes and spanning 107 nm.
The final approach to runway 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport was conducted from the north on a heading of 203.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,296 ft agl; weather at the destination was 21 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 220°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind.
Landing on runway 20, which measures 3,208 m, was executed with a threshold speed recorded slightly above target at 140 kt; touchdown occurred 284 m down the runway at a speed of 139 kt, a vertical speed of minus 202 fpm, and perfect alignment, while the total landing distance was 990 m, representing 31 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded without deviation, maintaining the perfect alignment noted at touchdown and concluding after the aircraft had traveled the 990 m landing distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 609 nm, required 104 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 4,390 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 20 at LPPT was conducted from the north on a heading of 203.0° at 4 nm and 1,296 ft agl, and the approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare segment the threshold speed was slightly above target at 140 kt and the threshold height was good, while the local weather was 21 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 220°, providing a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind.
Touchdown occurred 284 m down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 139 kt that was a little fast and a touchdown rate rated fair at minus 202 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 990 m, representing 31 % of the 3,208 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
With a score of 99.4 % the landing was excellent; refining the touchdown speed to match the target threshold speed and smoothing the sink rate to improve the touchdown rate will further tighten an already high-performing technique.
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