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Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 398 m past the target, landing at 855 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,692 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,692 m of the 2,690 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 855 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 28, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 1,783 m, representing 72 % of the runway, and lifted off at 154 kt. Local weather at the time was temperature 22 °C, wind 1 kt at 120 °, crosswind 0 kt and tailwind 1 kt.
Climb commenced overhead Rumlang (Kanton Zurich, Switzerland), with the airplane ascending from 2,351 ft asl to 30,009 ft asl, an increase of 27,658 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 105 nm.
The first level cruise segment began overhead Reding (Grand Est, France) and lasted 5 minutes, during which 38 nm were flown.
Descent began overhead Eppelborn (Saarland, Germany), with altitude decreasing from 30,001 ft asl to 10,008 ft asl, a loss of 19,994 ft in 13 minutes and a distance of 96 nm.
A second cruise phase started 2 miles south-east of Rommerskirchen (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany), lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The subsequent descent started 3 miles south-east of Neuss (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany), with the aircraft descending from 10,007 ft asl to 1,323 ft asl, a reduction of 8,684 ft in 9 minutes and a distance of 34 nm.
Final approach to runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport involved a descent from 1,232 ft agl to 94 ft agl in 99 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 23L, which is 2,690 m long, was performed with a threshold speed of 141 kt. Touchdown occurred 450 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 132 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 240 fpm; the touchdown point was misaligned by 8.5 m from the centreline. Local weather at landing was temperature 24 °C, wind 6 kt at 140 °, crosswind 5 kt and headwind 0 kt.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,621 m, representing 60 % of the runway, and the rollout was slightly misaligned by 8.0 m from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 288 nm, took 56 minutes and used 2,682 kg of fuel.
The approach to runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,232 ft agl to 94 ft agl in 99 seconds while maintaining the prescribed parameters, and the local weather was 24 °C with a 6 kt wind from 140° (crosswind 5 kt, headwind 0 kt).
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft presented a good threshold height and achieved a threshold speed of 141 kt, both described as good. The flare was executed in accordance with the established profile, transitioning smoothly from the final approach to touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 450 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 132 kt judged good and a vertical rate of minus 240 fpm described as fair. Lateral alignment at touchdown was off centreline by 8.5 m, and the aircraft required a total landing distance of 1,621 m, representing 60 % of the 2,690 m runway length.
Rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 m from the centreline, indicating a modest deviation during the deceleration phase.
To refine future performances, aim to achieve touchdown within the intended zone, targeting approximately 300 m (1,000 ft) from the threshold, and concentrate on maintaining centreline alignment through flare and rollout to reduce lateral deviation.
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