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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 21 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 21 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 21 ft to touchdown.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,577 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,577 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 535 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 26R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The takeoff distance was 2,645 meters, which was 79% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 42°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 0 knots. After departing from KLAS, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of the airport and reached an altitude of 35,965 feet above sea level. The climb was from an initial altitude of 3,196 feet and covered a distance of 140 nautical miles in 17 minutes.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of Fredonia, Arizona. This phase lasted for 33 minutes and covered a distance of 884 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles north of KTKC Tracy Municipal Airport in Tracy, Minnesota. The descent was from an altitude of 35,994 feet to 2,116 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,877 feet in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from the southeast. The aircraft was heading 302.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at the destination airport were a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 260°, with a crosswind component of 4 knots and a headwind component of 4 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 30L, which had a length of 3,040 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 knots. The touchdown point was 120 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 137 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -62 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,498 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,144 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 81 minutes. The aircraft used 7,587 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving a score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 302.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed slightly beyond the touchdown zone, 120 meters past the designated area. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly above the target speed, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. However, the touchdown rate of -62 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a smooth and controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.1 meters, which may have been due to the crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle wind of 6 knots at 260°. The crosswind and headwind components were minimal, at 4 knots each, which likely contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,498 meters was 49% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite a few minor deviations from the target parameters.
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