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Stop increasing back pressure once the sink is arrested near 0.2 ft, holding pitch instead of continuing to rotate.
What happened: You kept adding back pressure through the flare, raising the nose 2.6° 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 1,781 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,781 m of the 2,692 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 EGNT Newcastle Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. Departure roll occurred on runway 07, with a takeoff distance of 789 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 143 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 19 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was also 4 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, starting overhead Hazlerigg in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The climb from 1,234 feet above sea level to 8,378 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,145 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Hebburn in South Tyneside, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 8,473 feet above sea level to 38,224 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,751 feet, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 88 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time overhead Chelford in Cheshire East, England, and lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 208 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 26 miles north of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer in Normandie, France. The descent from 38,107 feet above sea level to 1,663 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,445 feet, took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 103 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09L at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport was made from the west, heading 85.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,308 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09L was successful, with a touchdown point 95 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 112 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -236 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 20 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,690 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 430 nautical miles, taking 81 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,081 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.4%. The final approach to runway 09L was initiated from the west, with a heading of 85.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being above the target at 63 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 120 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown point was located 95 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 112 knots was within the acceptable range, suggesting that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. However, the touchdown rate of -236 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly higher-than-desired rate of descent during the final stages of the landing.
In terms of runway alignment, the aircraft was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 20°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,690 meters was 63% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This may indicate that the aircraft required a longer distance to come to a stop after touchdown. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly configured for braking and that the pilots were able to maintain control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Airbus A321 aircraft demonstrated a satisfactory performance at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, with a score of 88.4%.
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