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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.2 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 2.1°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 260 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.2 ft.
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards 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 1,571 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,571 m of the 3,032 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 232 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A319 taxied from its parking position to runway 26R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport; the taxi-out required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 158 kt and left the ground after traveling 2,258 m, which represented 55 % of the runway length. Local temperature at the time was 31 °C.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile west of KLAS, with the airplane ascending from 3,227 ft asl to 39,305 ft asl - a gain of 36,078 ft - over 18 minutes while covering 114 nm.
The first cruise segment began about 10 miles south-west of KBTY Beatty Airport and continued for 46 minutes, during which the flight covered 675 nm at level altitude.
Descent started roughly 1 mile north of WAA Weishaar International, with the aircraft descending from 38,340 ft asl to 4,184 ft asl - a loss of 34,156 ft - in 26 minutes and traversing 182 nm.
A brief level cruise followed, initiating 5 miles east of 5W1 Wilson Creek and lasting 2 minutes while the aircraft covered 6 nm.
Subsequent descent began 5 miles south of 5W1 Wilson Creek, with altitude decreasing from 3,899 ft asl to 2,389 ft asl - a reduction of 1,510 ft - in 2 minutes and spanning 7 nm.
Final approach to runway 22 at KMWH Grant County International Airport involved a descent from 1,232 ft agl to 25 ft agl in 109 seconds, and the aircraft was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 22 was executed with a threshold speed of 128 kt; touchdown occurred 232 m down the runway at a speed of 126 kt and a rate of minus 260 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 4.8 m from the centreline. Ambient temperature was 19 °C with wind 1 kt from 208°, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 1 kt.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,489 m, representing 49 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was assessed as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to its parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered a total of 992 nm, took 100 minutes, and consumed 4,989 kg of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 23 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 75 kt, both recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 368 m down the runway at a speed of 54 kt, both judged good, with a vertical rate of -92 fpm rated excellent and runway touchdown alignment described as perfect.
The total landing distance measured 517 m, representing 21 % of the 2,490 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
With a landing score of 98.7 %, performance was outstanding; concentrating on maintaining the current flare technique will preserve the excellent vertical rate while a slight reduction in touchdown distance could add additional safety margin.
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