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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 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,556 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,556 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 557 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A21N aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing from the parking to the runway took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll from runway 05L at Manchester Airport (EGCC) was successful, with a takeoff distance of 1,521 meters, which is 62% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 168 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 86 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of Cheadle Hulme, a borough in Stockport, England, and reached an altitude of 11,184 meters above sea level (asl) from an initial altitude of 381 meters asl. This climb took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 155 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 13 miles east of Sea Palling, Norfolk, England, and lasted for 34 minutes, covering a distance of 282 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 11,272 meters asl to 3,080 meters asl, a decrease of 8,191.7 meters in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 104 nautical miles. This descent started overhead Lindwedel, Lower Saxony, Germany.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 3 miles northeast of Wenzlow, Brandenburg, Germany, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 4 miles southwest of ED04 Flugplatz Plötzin Gross Kreutz, Hessen, Germany, and descended from 3,050 meters asl to 1,135 meters asl, a decrease of 1,914.8 meters in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles south of EDCS Saarmund Airfield Nuthetal, Brandenburg, Germany, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg, Germany, and descended from 879 meters asl to 470 meters asl, a decrease of 409.2 meters in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06R at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (EDDB) was made from the southwest, heading 69.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 419.3 meters above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 06R was successful, with a runway length of 3,986 meters. The threshold height was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 143 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -1.5 meters per second. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -1°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 8 degrees.
The total landing distance was 2,477 meters, which is 62% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.9 meters from the centerline. The post-landing taxiing to the parking from the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 580 nautical miles, taking a total of 95 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,844 kilograms of fuel during the flight
The aircraft in question, an Airbus A21N, successfully landed at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport on runway 06R. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 69.0° at an altitude of 419.3 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 140 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
However, there were some minor issues with the landing. The threshold height at 18.8 meters agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the touchdown point was 143 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight delay in the pilot's decision to touch down. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -1.5 meters per second was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned, being 11.2 meters off-centerline, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 8°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 2,477 meters was 62% of the available runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, being 10.9 meters off-centerline. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, and the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop within the available runway length.
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