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There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,312 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,312 m of the 4,065 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 348 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Zürich Airport, the Airbus A320 began its takeoff roll on runway 28, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 153 kt in 1,855 meters, which was 75% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 31 °C and a gentle tailwind of 7 kt, with a crosswind component of 3 kt.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it passed overhead Rumlang, a town in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland, and then continued to Rickenbach bei Wil in the Kanton Thurgau region, where it leveled off at 19,366 ft asl. The climb phase was completed in 8 minutes, covering 38 nm, while the subsequent 12-minute cruise phase saw the aircraft cover a distance of 84 nm. The descent phase began overhead Rottenbuch in Bavaria, Germany, and took 12 minutes to complete, with the aircraft descending from 20,008 ft asl to 2,780 ft asl, covering 56 nm in the process.
The final approach to runway 08L at Munich Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft heading 83.0° at 4 nm and 1,305 ft agl. The landing was completed on the 3,986-meter runway, with a touchdown distance of 351 meters and a speed of 148 kt, which was slightly above the target value. The touchdown rate was heavy at -718 fpm, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline. Following a 5-minute taxi to the parking area, the aircraft had completed a total flight distance of 187 nm, using 1,805 kg of fuel in the process.
The final approach to runway 08L at EDDM Munich Airport was initiated from the west, heading 83.0° at 4 nm and 1,305 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 63 ft above ground level being above the target. This slight deviation from the ideal approach path was not significant enough to impact the overall landing performance.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 351 m, indicating a well-controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 148 kt was slightly above the target, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -718 fpm. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 4.4 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a gentle tailwind of 1 kt, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,238 m, accounting for 56% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.7 m from the centreline, indicating a need for improvement in the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 87.4%, reflecting a satisfactory but not outstanding execution of the landing.
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