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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,900 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 839 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 01L at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in 8 minutes, covering 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 01L, achieving a takeoff distance of 5,521 ft (51 % of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 166 kt. Ambient conditions were 72 °F with a wind of 4 kt from 320°, including a 3 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind.
Climb began 1 mile north of ESSA, with the airplane ascending from 1,053 ft asl to 36,828 ft asl-a gain of 35,775 ft-over 25 minutes while covering 166 nm.
The first cruise segment started 17 miles east of ESMZ Ölanda Airfield and continued for 159 minutes, during which 1,274 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 4 miles west of LGPA Paros National Airport, descending from 37,002 ft asl to 3,000 ft asl, a loss of 34,002 ft in 12 minutes while covering 74 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated 28 miles northeast of Agia Pelagia (Crete) and lasted 6 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 28 nm.
The subsequent descent began 3 miles north of Stalis (Crete), dropping from 2,598 ft asl to 1,502 ft asl-a decrease of 1,096 ft-in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
Final approach to runway 27 at LGIR Heraklion International Airport was conducted from the east, on a heading of 275.0° at 4 nm and 1,402 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27, which is 8,900 ft long, occurred with a threshold speed of 146 kt; the touchdown point was 218 ft beyond the touchdown zone, the touchdown speed was 144 kt, and the vertical speed was minus 327 fpm. The aircraft touched down 22 ft off the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 81 °F, wind 6 kt from 310°, with a 3 kt crosswind and a 5 kt headwind. Total landing distance measured 4,004 ft (45 % of the runway), and runway rollout alignment was very good.
The rollout concluded with the aircraft exiting the runway and taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,559 nm, lasted 217 minutes, and consumed 43,298 lbs of fuel.
The Airbus A330-900 approached runway 27 at LGIR Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport from the east on a heading of 275.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,402 ft agl. 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 phase the threshold speed was good at 146 kt and the aircraft touched down 218 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was recorded at 144 kt, noted as a little fast.
Touchdown occurred with a firm rate of minus 327 fpm and the wheel track was slightly misaligned by 22 ft from the centreline. Total landing distance was 4,004 ft, representing 45 % of the 8,900 ft runway, and the local weather was 81 °F with wind 6 kt from 310 °, giving a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind component.
Rollout alignment was very good.
To improve future performance, aim to achieve touchdown within the designated touchdown zone and reduce the touchdown speed to the target VREF. Maintaining these targets will further enhance alignment and distance utilisation.
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