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Hold the approach speed back toward 45 ft with power and let the aircraft descend to the normal flare band before rounding out.
What happened: The flare began early at 67 ft, well above the normal band, and the aircraft touched down fast at 152 kt against a vref of 141 kt. An early flare like this usually carries extra speed through to touchdown rather than bleeding it off.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare within the normal band near 45 ft.
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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,757 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,757 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 671 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LZKZ Košice International Airport. This process took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 19, with the aircraft taking off after covering 52% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,601 meters, and the liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 35°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of the airport and ascending to an altitude of 28,652 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 95 nautical miles and took 18 minutes to complete, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 26,903 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northwest of Czarnochowice in Poland. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 188 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Bytom Odrzanski in Poland and descending to an altitude of 1,473 feet above sea level. This descent phase covered a distance of 90 nautical miles and took 17 minutes to complete, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude by 26,689 feet.
The final approach to runway 24L at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 249.0° at an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,986 meters, and the threshold height was good. However, the threshold speed was too high at 164 knots. The touchdown point was 255 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 152 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -214 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 33 knots from a direction of 260°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 32 knots. The total landing distance was 1,676 meters, which was 42% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 380 nautical miles and took 70 minutes to complete, using 4,108 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 249.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,306 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24L, which has a length of 3,986 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 164 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or that the pilots may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown point was 255 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilots may have been unable to accurately judge the distance to the runway.
The touchdown speed of 152 knots was also faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the aircraft's touchdown point being beyond the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown rate of -214 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation of the runway alignment. The local weather conditions were hot and windy, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 33 knots from 260°.
The crosswind component was relatively low at 6 knots, but the headwind component was significant at 32 knots. This may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly misaligned touchdown position. The total landing distance was 1,676 meters, which is 42% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not excessively long.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft after touchdown and align it with the runway centerline. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, it was still a safe and successful operation.
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