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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 3.5°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 290 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.3 ft.
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 1,535 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,535 m of the 3,527 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 421 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EDDM Munich Airport, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 08L, with a takeoff distance of 1,256 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of EDDM Munich Airport and rising from an altitude of 2,480 feet above sea level to 35,699 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,219 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Stadtlauringen and lasted for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 141 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 2 miles west of Drensteinfurt, with the aircraft descending from 35,722 feet above sea level to 1,307 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,415 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was made from the north, with the aircraft heading at 183.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18R, which had a length of 3,527 meters, was successful, with the threshold height being slightly above the target, the threshold speed being good, and the touchdown distance being good at 422 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 28 knots at a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 25 knots. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 129 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The total landing distance was 1,452 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 389 nautical miles, with the flight lasting 92 minutes and using 3,895 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 18R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, achieving a score of 98.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on the designated runway.
The threshold height at 55 feet agl was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was well within the acceptable range at 138 knots. The touchdown distance of 422 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firmer touchdown rate of -350 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft maintained a very good runway touchdown alignment, ensuring a stable and controlled landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 28 knots from 210°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 25 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,452 meters was 41% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 98.1%.
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