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Arrival
Hold the back pressure smoothly through the moment of touchdown and let the mainwheels settle without relaxing or adding a second pitch input.
What happened: The approach and flare both stayed within limits, yet the aircraft bounced at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuous sink through to touchdown with no second pitch input.
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,489 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 564 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the threshold of runway 20, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,561-meter-long runway, which represented 72% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 153 knots, overcoming the local wind conditions of 14 knots at 270 degrees, with a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from Ajaccio, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 962 feet above sea level to 19,008 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total ascent of 18,046 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 66 minutes and covered a distance of 437 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by a gradual descent, initiated 1 mile south-east of Kaindorf, Austria, as the aircraft began its descent from 19,017 feet to 1,912 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 104 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Vienna International Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 11, aligning itself with the runway at a heading of 116.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 128 knots, with a touchdown point located 333 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The total landing distance was 1,532 meters, representing 44% of the runway length. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 590 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 107 minutes and a fuel consumption of 4,109 kilograms.
The approach to runway 11 at LOWW Vienna International Airport from the west was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 116.0° at 4 nm and 1,310 ft above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 134 kt, well within the acceptable range. The aircraft touched down 333 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 kt, slightly above the ideal range but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -154 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24 °C and a wind of 7 kt at 129°, contributed to a relatively calm landing environment. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 kt, while the headwind component was 7 kt, providing a stable and predictable wind shear. The total landing distance of 1,532 m, accounting for 44% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
The rollout phase was executed flawlessly, with the aircraft maintaining perfect alignment on the runway centerline. The overall performance of the landing was impressive, with a score of 96.5%. The slight deviation in touchdown speed was the only notable deviation from ideal performance, but it did not significantly impact the overall outcome of the landing.
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