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Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 66 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 66 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 730 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
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 1,677 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,677 m of the 3,012 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 730 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 05R at MMMX Benito Juárez International Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the aircraft used 2,436 m of runway, representing 69 % of the available length, and lifted off at 161 kt; ambient conditions were 31 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 100°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 2 mi north-east of MMMX, with the airplane ascending from 8,273 ft asl to 35,009 ft asl, a gain of 26,736 ft achieved in 33 minutes while covering 237 nm.
Cruise began overhead San Bartolome Quialana (Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico) and continued for 96 minutes, during which 748 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 2 mi west of MRLF La Flor Airport, Liberia, with a reduction from 35,029 ft asl to 4,249 ft asl, a loss of 30,780 ft in 17 minutes over a distance of 93 nm.
The final approach to runway 07 at MROC Juan Santamaría International Airport was flown from the south-west, on a heading of 69.0° at 4 nm and 1,256 ft agl.
Landing on runway 07, which is 3,012 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 65 ft agl above target and a threshold speed of 143 kt; touchdown was 319 m beyond the touchdown zone at 132 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 27 fpm and excellent alignment, while local weather reported 25 °C, wind 4 kt from 104°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind; the total landing distance was 1,601 m, 53 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect as the aircraft decelerated and exited the runway.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,086 nm, required 153 minutes, and consumed 7,990 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 established a final approach to runway 07 at MROC Juan Santamaría International Airport from the south-west, tracking a heading of 69.0° at 4 nm and 1,256 ft agl. Local weather reported a temperature of 25 °C, wind 4 kt from 104°, with a 3 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt headwind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 65 ft agl, which was above target, while the threshold speed of 143 kt was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 319 m beyond the designated touchdown zone; the aircraft’s speed at touchdown was 132 kt, rated good, and the vertical rate was minus 27 fpm, described as perfect. Runway touchdown alignment was noted as very good.
The total landing distance measured 1,601 m, representing 53 % of the 3,012 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
To improve the score, focus on achieving the correct threshold height to meet the target and aim to place the touchdown within the touchdown zone rather than beyond it. Adjusting these parameters will bring the approach and landing phases fully into alignment.
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