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Adjust power to bring the approach speed onto 142 kt and hold it through the gates.
What happened: The approach speed deviated from the target through the stabilisation gates. This kind of deviation usually carries through to an unstable threshold crossing.
Watch for: Watch the airspeed indicator against 142 kt.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 9 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 142 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 9 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 142 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,000 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 417 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321neo taxied from the parking area to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport; the movement lasted 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26L the aircraft used 1,986 m, equivalent to 69 % of the runway, and lifted off at 168 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 23 °C, wind 17 kt from 260°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 17 kt head-wind.
Climb began about 1 mile south-west of Charlwood, Surrey, England, with the airplane climbing from 1,281 ft asl to 35,383 ft asl - an increase of 34,102 ft - achieved in 19 minutes while covering 123 nm.
Level cruise commenced overhead Bonneville-la-Louvet, Normandie, France, and continued for 89 minutes, during which 561 nm were flown.
Descent started overhead Figueroles, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, with the aircraft descending from 35,868 ft asl to 4,246 ft asl, a loss of 31,622 ft completed in 22 minutes over 120 nm.
A subsequent cruise segment was initiated 4 miles north of Guardamar del Segura, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain; this level cruise lasted 3 minutes and covered 14 nm.
The next descent began 4 miles south of Jacarilla, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, with altitude decreasing from 4,187 ft asl to 2,507 ft asl - a reduction of 1,680 ft - in 3 minutes across 7 nm.
A brief cruise followed 6 miles north-west of LESJ Aeroclub Mar Menor San Javier, Region de Murcia, Spain, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 5 nm.
The final approach to runway 23 at LEMI Región de Murcia International Airport was flown from the north-east on a heading of 225.0°, at 4 nm and 1,318 ft agl.
Landing on runway 23, which is 3,000 m long, was executed with a threshold speed of 132 kt, a touchdown distance of 412 m, touchdown speed of 127 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 289 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 5.1 m from the centreline. Local conditions were temperature 25 °C, wind 5 kt at 80°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt tail-wind. Total landing distance recorded was 1,169 m, representing 39 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was assessed as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area; this taxi-in lasted 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 836 nm, required 132 (unspecified units) and consumed 5,384 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 18 at FGMY President Obiang Nguema International Airport was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate, with a sink rate that was too high. The aircraft was inbound from the north on a heading of 177.0° at 4 nm and 1,698 ft agl.
At threshold the aircraft crossed at 76 ft agl, a height that was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 150 kt.
Touchdown occurred 524 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 148 kt that was a little fast and a vertical rate rated fair at minus 275 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 3.8 m off the centreline.
Rollout alignment was perfect and the total landing distance was 2,058 m, representing 69 % of the runway length.
Refine the approach to achieve a stabilized profile by reducing the sink rate before the 1,000 ft gate, and aim to touch down nearer the intended zone to keep the landing distance well within limits. Adjust speed slightly below the current 148 kt to better match the target touchdown speed.
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