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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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,711 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,711 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 558 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 24R at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport. The takeoff distance was 156 meters, which accounted for 5% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport. The climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,062 feet above sea level to 35,946 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,884 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 53 miles north of Ferreries, Spain. This phase lasted for 90 minutes and covered a distance of 692 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south east of EXEB Dassel Airport in Germany. The descent took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 122 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 35,393 feet above sea level to 3,128 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,265 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Elmenhorst, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north east of Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Germany. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 2,533 feet above sea level to 1,331 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,201 feet.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was made from the north east, with a heading of 230.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 2,790 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 145 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -377 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,633 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.6 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 942 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 163 minutes. The aircraft used 7,045 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.3%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 145 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was also a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -377 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 290°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 6 knots, which the pilot successfully managed during the landing. The runway length at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is 2,790 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to land safely.
However, the total landing distance of 1,633 meters was 59% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft could have potentially landed more efficiently. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was found to be misaligned by 16.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's response to the firm touchdown or other factors.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and runway rollout alignment.
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