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Reduce power earlier on final to bring threshold speed back to 143 kt.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 154 kt against a target of 143 kt, and touchdown ended up well past the normal point. Carrying excess threshold speed usually carries the touchdown long as the aircraft floats before settling.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 143 kt at the threshold.
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 6,684 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,684 ft of the 11,080 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,732 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A321 started at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) in North Carolina. The taxi from the parking area to the runway took 10 minutes and covered 2 nm. The departure roll was from runway 36C, with a takeoff distance of 7,666 ft, using 77% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 170 kt. The local weather at the time of departure was 88 °F with a wind of 3 kt coming from 119 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kt and a tailwind of 2 kt.
The enroute climb began 1 mile north of KCLT and reached an altitude of 34,004 ft, covering 230 nm in 35 minutes. The level cruise portion of the flight started 8 miles south of Upper Cumberland Regional Airport in Sparta, Tennessee, lasting 158 minutes and covering 1,400 nm. Another enroute climb occurred 4 miles south of Sagebrush Trails Estates in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, ascending from 34,033 ft to 36,009 ft over 56 nm in 3 minutes. This was followed by a brief level cruise segment lasting 3 minutes and covering 38 nm, which started 8 miles northwest of Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport in Desert Center, California.
The enroute descent began 1 mile west of Twentynine Palms Airport in Twentynine Palms, California, descending from 36,009 ft to 1,413 ft over 118 nm in 21 minutes. The final approach to runway 25L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) started from the east at 4 nm and 1,271 ft above ground level. The landing on runway 25L had a runway length of 11,080 ft, with a slightly fast touchdown speed of 142 kt. The touchdown point was 1,390 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a fair touchdown rate of -237 ft/m. The total landing distance was 6,442 ft, using 58% of the runway.
After landing, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 1,852 nm, lasting 237 minutes and consuming 31,527 lbs of fuel.
The Airbus A321 conducted the final approach to runway 25L at Los Angeles International Airport from the east, maintaining a heading of 263.0° at 4 NM and 1,271 ft AGL. Local weather was 79 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 260°, giving a 5 kt headwind and zero cross-wind.
The aircraft achieved a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 154 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,390 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 142 kt, noted as a little fast, and a vertical rate of minus 235 fpm described as fair. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 6,442 ft, representing 58 % of the 11,080 ft runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the approach and touchdown speeds to meet the target values, which will help place the touchdown within the designated zone. Aim for the aim point about 1,000 ft down the runway to achieve a more centered landing distance.
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