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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.1 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 121 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 274 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,843 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,843 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 683 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 16 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 21L at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV). The takeoff distance was 2,292 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 182 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 250 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 18 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Markopoulo, Attica, Greece, and ascended from an altitude of 1,594 feet above sea level to 34,008 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,414 feet, in 27 minutes and covering a distance of 143 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles southeast of Menidi, Western Greece, and lasted for 103 minutes, covering a distance of 718 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile northeast of Nafels, Kanton Glarus, Switzerland, and descended from 34,005 feet above sea level to 2,813 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,192 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 36 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) was made from the northwest, heading 137.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,398 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 14, which had a length of 3,138 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 148 knots.
However, the touchdown point was 263 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -360 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1 degree Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 130 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,758 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 909 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 166 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,204 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 14, achieving a score of 87.9%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,398 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 148 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 263 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was a bit faster than ideal, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -360 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.3 meters from the centerline, indicating a slight deviation from the intended path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 130°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which likely contributed to the aircraft's stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,758 meters, accounting for 56% of the available runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for safe deceleration and rollout. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.7 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced some directional control issues during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, including the touchdown speed and alignment issues during the rollout phase. Nevertheless, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, and the crew's skills and experience likely played a significant role in ensuring a safe and controlled landing.
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