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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 173 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 351 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 2,008 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,008 m of the 3,222 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 592 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 33 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 33, the aircraft used 1,396 m of runway, representing 43 % of the available length, and lifted off at 146 kt. Ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 239°, a cross-wind component of 3 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of Norderstedt, Germany, with the aircraft ascending from 1,037 ft asl to 35,010 ft asl, a gain of 33,974 ft achieved in 24 minutes while covering 176 nm.
Cruise began 2 miles south-east of ESMI Sjöbo/Sövde Airfield in Sweden and continued for 45 minutes, during which 354 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 1 mile south of Orissaare, Estonia, with the airplane descending from 33,937 ft asl to 1,488 ft asl, a loss of 32,448 ft in 15 minutes over a distance of 77 nm.
The final approach to runway 08 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport was executed from the west, on a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,344 ft agl.
Landing on runway 08 was performed on a runway 3,222 m long; the threshold height of 58 ft agl and the threshold speed of 137 kt were slightly above target. Touchdown occurred 168 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 127 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 294 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather reported 15 °C, wind 12 kt from 61°, a cross-wind of 6 kt and a head-wind of 10 kt. The total landing distance recorded was 1,919 m, equal to 60 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft continued to decelerate safely after touchdown.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering 2 nm.
In total, the flight covered 615 nm in 100 minutes and used 4,462 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 entered final approach to runway 08 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport from the west on a heading of 90.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,344 ft agl. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
At the threshold the aircraft was at 58 ft agl, which was slightly above the target height, and the threshold speed was 137 kt, also slightly above the target.
Touchdown occurred 168 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 127 kt, described as a little fast, and a touchdown rate of minus 294 fpm, judged fair. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect and the total landing distance was 1,919 m, representing 60 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was very good.
Refine the flare to achieve a touchdown point within the designated touchdown zone and adjust speed control to bring the touchdown speed closer to the target. These minor adjustments will help convert the already high score of 94.6 % into an even tighter performance.
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