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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,854 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,854 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 606 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 Düsseldorf Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 23L, with a takeoff distance of 1,476 meters, which was 62% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 10°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Düsseldorf Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,115 feet above sea level to 30,319 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,203 feet. The enroute climb took place in a local weather environment with a temperature of 11°C and wind speeds of 3 knots of crosswind and 3 knots of tailwind.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south of Wiesbaden, Germany, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 86 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile west of Wildberg, Germany, and continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 30,368 feet above sea level to 2,688 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,680 feet.
The final approach to runway 14 at Zürich Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 137.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 14, which had a length of 3,138 meters. The threshold height at 70 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 142 knots. The touchdown point was 192 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -163 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 2°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,775 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 254 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used 2,693 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 14 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) with a score of 90.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 142 knots, which was within the target threshold speed.
However, the touchdown point was 192 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly over-extended the landing. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was also a bit faster than desired, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. On the positive side, the touchdown rate of -163 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 5 knots, but no headwind component. The runway length of 3,138 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,775 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, such as the touchdown point and speed, the pilot's overall performance was satisfactory, and the aircraft landed safely on the runway.
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