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Stop increasing back pressure once the sink is arrested near 5.5 ft, holding pitch instead of continuing to rotate.
What happened: You kept adding back pressure through the flare, raising the nose 3.3° and carrying pitch well above this type's normal touchdown attitude - tail strike territory.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal ground attitude at touchdown.
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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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,162 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,162 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 755 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGGD Bristol Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 27, with a takeoff distance of 1,176 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 145 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 12°C and winds of 10 knots at 159°. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the tailwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile south east of Brockley, North Somerset, England, where the aircraft climbed from 1,425 feet above sea level to 6,008 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,583 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles north west of Clevedon, North Somerset, England, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. However, this was short-lived, as the aircraft soon began another climb phase, this time from 6,007 feet above sea level to 35,176 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,169 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south west of Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, and lasting for 36 minutes, covering a distance of 296 nautical miles. However, this was followed by a descent phase, starting 3 miles south west of Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 35,034 feet above sea level to 4,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,028 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead EDHE Uetersen Airfield, Uetersen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and lasting for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles. However, this was followed by another descent phase, starting overhead Langeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 3,004 feet above sea level to 1,371 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,632 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport took place from the north west, with the aircraft heading at 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 15, which had a length of 3,216 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots.
The touchdown point was 333 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 127 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -235 feet per minute, while the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 12°C and winds of 4 knots at 70°, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,075 meters, which was 65% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 549 nautical miles
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a score of 89.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for a landing on runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft's height was found to be well above the target, indicating a slightly higher than desired approach path. The threshold speed was also slightly above the target, at 136 knots. Despite these minor deviations, the touchdown point was 333 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively acceptable margin.
The touchdown speed of 127 knots was slightly faster than the desired speed, resulting in a touchdown rate of -235 feet per minute (fpm), which was considered fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 70°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots. The total landing distance was 2,075 meters, which corresponds to 65% of the runway length.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the runway was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 89.2%, reflecting minor deviations from the desired approach and landing parameters.
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