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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,807 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,807 m of the 1,891 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 549 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Manchester Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 23R, with a takeoff distance of 496 meters, which was 20% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and winds of 6 knots at 89°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the tailwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Mobberley, Cheshire East, England, where the aircraft climbed from 1,178 feet above sea level to 4,864 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,686 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Partington, Trafford, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute climb resumed 1 mile southwest of Failsworth, Manchester, Jamaica, where the aircraft climbed from 4,908 feet above sea level to 37,533 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,625 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 164 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 17 miles east of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, and lasted for 62 minutes, covering a distance of 371 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile east of Übersberg Airfield, Sankt Johann, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 38,084 feet above sea level to 30,657 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,427 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Wolfegg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute descent resumed overhead Gestratz, Bavaria, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 30,656 feet above sea level to 12,781 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,875 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles northwest of Thaur, Tirol, Austria, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. The enroute descent resumed overhead Angerberg, Tirol, Austria, where the aircraft descended from 12,386 feet above sea level to 9,864 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,522 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles southwest of Geitau Airfield, Fischbachau, Bavaria, Germany, and lasted for 19 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles. The enroute descent resumed 1 mile southwest of Wildermieming, Tirol, Austria, where the aircraft descended from 9,475 feet above sea level to 3,230 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,245 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Innsbruck Airport was made from the west, heading 82.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,297 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 08, which had a length of 1,891 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Innsbruck Airport (LOWI) on runway 08, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 82.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,297 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 133 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly above the target speed, which could have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown rate of -155 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a slight drift or a miscalculation during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a gentle wind of 1 knot at 90°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind component was minimal at 1 knot. These conditions would not have significantly impacted the landing performance of the aircraft.
The total landing distance of 1,726 meters was 91% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining to stop safely, but it also indicates that the landing was not as precise as it could have been. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 29.4 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a combination of factors, including the initial touchdown point and the aircraft's braking performance.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of precision and alignment. The pilots and air traffic control team will need to review the flight data and identify the causes of these deviations to ensure that future landings are more precise and efficient.
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