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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 152 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 190 kt, 38 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 152 kt at liftoff
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bring speed back to 136 kt by the threshold.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 183 kt against a target of 136 kt, and the flare that followed strayed from its usual profile; this combination usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 136 kt at the threshold
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3.5° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,891 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 520 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 London Heathrow Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 09R, with a takeoff distance of 1,743 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 190 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 16 knots at 160 degrees. The crosswind was 15 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. After departing from London Heathrow, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Feltham in Greater London, England. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,112 feet above sea level to 5,789 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,677 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Mitcham in Greater London, England, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 5,833 feet above sea level to 36,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,177 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 122 nautical miles. The climb took place over Burham in Kent, England.
After the second climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile north-east of Ronse in Flanders, Belgium. This cruise lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 224 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Pforzheim in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 36,338 feet above sea level to 3,170 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,168 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 144 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Innsbruck Airport in Austria was made from the west, with a heading of 82.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 1,138 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 08, which had a length of 1,891 meters. The threshold height at 82 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed was excessively high at 184 knots.
The touchdown point was 58 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 174 knots, which was excessively fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -596 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 288 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,330 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 529 nautical miles, taking approximately 83 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,375 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft has successfully landed at Innsbruck Airport (LOWI) on runway 08, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 82.0° at 1 nautical mile and 1,138 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 58 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly over-extended the landing.
The touchdown speed of 174 knots was excessively fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -596 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly during the final stages of the approach. The threshold height at 82 feet agl was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 184 knots. These factors combined may have contributed to the hard touchdown and excessive speed.
Despite these issues, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the approach. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 288°. There was no crosswind, but a slight tailwind of 1 knot was present.
The total landing distance of 1,330 meters was 70% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control and handling of the aircraft, and the issues encountered were likely due to minor errors rather than any major technical issues.
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