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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 805 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Aer Lingus flight EI-NSD, an Airbus A321-251N, began its journey from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (KCLE) where it taxied from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 10 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 24R, with a takeoff distance of 952 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 149 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KCLE, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 21 knots at 262°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 17 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KCLE, where the aircraft ascended from 1,803 feet above sea level to 38,327 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,524 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles northeast of Rouseville, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 205 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead Easton, Pennsylvania, where it descended from 37,963 feet above sea level to 2,919 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,044 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 74 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed overhead Byram, Connecticut, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) was made from the northeast, heading 212.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,273 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 at KLGA was notable for its excessive threshold speed of 129 knots and touchdown speed of 111 knots, which was also excessively fast. The touchdown point was 362 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at KLGA were 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 21 knots at 260°, with a crosswind component of 16 knots and a headwind component of 14 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,270 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 15 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 400 nautical miles, taking 85 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,020 kilograms of fuel.
Aer Lingus flight EI-NSD, an Airbus A321-251N, successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport's runway 22. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-east, heading 212.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 129 knots, indicating that the pilots may have been able to slow down the aircraft more efficiently before touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 362 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 111 knots was also excessively fast, suggesting that the pilots may have been unable to maintain a stable approach speed. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -124 feet per minute, indicating that the aircraft's descent was controlled and stable.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a combination of factors including wind and pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, a wind speed of 21 knots at 260°, resulting in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 14 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,270 meters was 60% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This may indicate that the pilots were unable to maintain a stable approach speed and had to use more runway to slow down the aircraft. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including excessive threshold speed, touchdown speed, and touchdown position misalignment. The pilots may have benefited from additional training or guidance to improve their approach and landing techniques.
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