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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 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,622 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,622 m of the 1,976 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 510 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EDDW Bremen Airport. This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 27, and the takeoff distance was 1,194 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 164 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 14°C and winds blowing at 9 knots from a direction of 219°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Stuhr, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, and continued until the aircraft reached an altitude of 36,412 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 162 nautical miles, took 23 minutes and involved an increase in altitude of 35,373 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northwest of Gross Teetzleben, a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. This phase of the flight lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 230 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 38 miles northwest of Donskoye, a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, and involved a descent from an altitude of 36,193 feet to 1,335 feet above sea level. This descent, which covered a distance of 73 nautical miles, took 16 minutes and involved a decrease in altitude of 34,858 feet.
The final approach to runway 19 at EYPA Palanga International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 193.0° at an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 19, which had a length of 1,976 meters. The threshold height at 61 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 147 knots.
The touchdown point was 94 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -293 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 12°C and winds blowing at 19 knots from a direction of 240°. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,540 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 472 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 67 minutes. The aircraft used 3,796 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EYPA Palanga International Airport, achieving a score of 90.8%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with a heading of 193.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 1,976 meters.
However, there were some deviations from the target parameters during the landing. The threshold height at 61 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 147 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was traveling faster than necessary when reaching the runway threshold.
The touchdown point was 94 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a deviation from the ideal landing position. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the aircraft could have been slowed down further before touching down. The touchdown rate of -293 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 12°C, wind speed of 19 knots at 240°, and a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 13 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,540 meters, which is 78% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop relatively quickly after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to factors such as pilot error or uneven braking.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some deviations from the target parameters that could be addressed in future training or operations.
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