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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 152 m above the runway. The 305 m gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,299 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 574 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Milan Malpensa International Airport, taking 13 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. Departure roll occurred on runway 35L, with a takeoff distance of 1,629 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 70 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Ferno, Italy, and continued to an altitude of 11,215 meters above sea level, an increase of 10,676.8 meters in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Zuclo, Italy, and lasted for 164 minutes, covering a distance of 482 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from an altitude of 10,948 meters above sea level to 873 meters above sea level, a decrease of 10,074.9 meters in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles. The descent started 1 mile west of Staebelow, Germany.
The enroute level cruise resumed overhead Hofterup, Sweden, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent from an altitude of 707 meters above sea level to 392 meters above sea level, a decrease of 314.5 meters in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The descent started 2 miles south west of Barsebaeckshamn, Sweden.
The final approach to runway 22L at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport was made from the north east, heading 221.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 386.5 meters above ground level. The landing occurred on runway 22L, which had a length of 3,299 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 132 knots.
The touchdown point was 149 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 116 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -2.2 meters per second. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 26 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 26 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,134 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 704 nautical miles, taking 120 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,342 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22L at EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, achieving a score of 89.4%. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 221.0° at an altitude of 386.5 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 132 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed. However, the touchdown point was 149 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 116 knots was also within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -2.2 meters per second was considered hard, suggesting a slightly aggressive landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 26 knots from a direction of 220°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 26 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 5.1 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 1,134 meters was 34% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline, suggesting a slight deviation from the intended path during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some minor deviations from the intended landing spot and rollout path. These deviations may be attributed to the challenging weather conditions and the pilot's decision to land with a slightly aggressive touchdown rate.
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