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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.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,094 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,094 m of the 3,807 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,035 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, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 28 at Zürich Airport (LSZH), with a takeoff distance of 1,222 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 239°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Rumlang, a town in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 2,472 feet above sea level to 27,980 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,508 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 61 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles east of the Segelfluggelände Farrenberg Mossingen airfield in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile northwest of Moerfelden-Walldorf in Hessen, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 27,902 feet above sea level to 1,143 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,758 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13L at Cologne Bonn Airport (EDDK) was made from the northwest, heading 137.0° at 4 nautical miles and 883 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 13L, which had a length of 3,807 meters, was slightly above target in terms of threshold speed, at 137 knots. The touchdown point was 619 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at -159 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 16.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 239°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,014 meters, accounting for 53% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 247 nautical miles, taking 54 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,297 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 13L at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 137.0° at 4 nautical miles and 883 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 619 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly above the target speed, which could have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown rate of -159 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a controlled descent. The threshold height at 61 feet agl was above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly high on approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 239°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was even weaker at 1 knot. Despite these favorable conditions, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.3 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 2,014 meters was 53% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 16.5 meters from the centerline, indicating a continued deviation from the intended path after touchdown. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some issues with the aircraft's approach and touchdown, which may require further attention and improvement. The landing score of 81.8% suggests that there is room for improvement in terms of precision and control.
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