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Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink only for 260 fpm of it to come back as the aircraft ballooned before touchdown; this pattern usually carries the touchdown further down the runway, and here it touched down 1,121 m past the target point.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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 2,470 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,470 m of the 3,148 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,578 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 04R at LIPZ Venice Marco Polo Airport in 6 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 04R, the aircraft used 1,875 m of runway (57 % of the available length) and lifted off at 160 kt; ambient temperature was 25 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 180°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile north-east of LIPZ, with the aeroplane ascending from 966 ft asl to 30,001 ft asl, an increase of 29,035 ft achieved in 15 minutes while covering 94 nm.
The first cruise segment began overhead Merano, lasting 3 minutes and extending 23 nm.
Descent started 5 miles north-west of Sölden, Austria, with altitude decreasing from 30,004 ft asl to 10,468 ft asl, a loss of 19,536 ft in 13 minutes over a distance of 94 nm.
A second cruise phase was flown over Munsterlingen, Switzerland, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The next descent segment began over LSPA Amlikon Airfield, descending from 10,009 ft asl to 8,427 ft asl, a reduction of 1,582 ft in 2 minutes across 8 nm.
A further cruise leg was conducted 1 mile north of Ellikon an der Thur, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 7 nm.
Subsequent descent commenced over Marthalen, descending from 8,181 ft asl to 2,715 ft asl, a loss of 5,466 ft in 6 minutes while covering 21 nm.
On final approach to runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,363 ft agl to 64 ft agl in 99 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 14 was executed with a threshold speed of 140 kt; touchdown occurred at 121 kt with a touchdown rate of minus 175 fpm, using more than 50 % of the 3,148 m runway and landing 11.7 m off the centreline. Local conditions were 22 °C, wind 2 kt from 250°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind. Total landing distance was 2,387 m (76 % of runway).
Runway rollout alignment was noted as slightly off centreline by 11.8 m.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 264 nm, lasted 54 minutes, and consumed 2,669 kg of fuel.
The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,363 ft agl to 64 ft agl in 99 seconds on the final approach to runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport, achieving the required stabilisation gates.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 140 kt. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50 % of the available runway, while the touchdown speed at 121 kt was good and the touchdown rate was good at minus 175 fpm.
Touchdown occurred with the runway touchdown position misaligned by 11.7 m from the centreline. The total landing distance was 2,387 m, representing 76 % of the 3,148 m runway, indicating a long rollout beyond the aim point.
Rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.8 m from the centreline. Local weather was 22 °C with wind 2 kt at 250 °, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
Aim for touchdown within the first 30-40 % of the runway to preserve margin and target the centreline within a few metres to reduce lateral deviation at touchdown and during rollout.
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