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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 646 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a distance of 1 mile, which took 5 minutes to cover. The departure roll from runway 08 at LOWI Innsbruck Airport was successful, with a takeoff distance of 1,032 meters, which accounted for 55% of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 149 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered a local weather condition of 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 80 degrees. The aircraft's performance was also affected by a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The climb started over the city of Innsbruck, Austria, and continued to an altitude of 29,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,059 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 2 miles west of Wiggensbach, Germany, and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 29,648 feet above sea level to 6,957 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,691 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase continued, starting 1 mile south of Chezery, France, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 6,957 feet above sea level to 2,698 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,259 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport was initiated from the south-west, heading 45.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,300 feet above sea level. The landing on runway 04 was successful, with a runway length of 3,570 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 149 knots.
The touchdown point was 224 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -243 feet per minute. The runway touchdown was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 22 knots at 80 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 22 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,339 meters, which accounted for 38% of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a distance of less than 1 nautical miles, which took 8 minutes to cover. The total flight distance was 294 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,979 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport, with a score of 89.6%. The final approach to runway 04 was initiated from the south west, heading 45.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,300 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a slightly above-target threshold height of 57 feet agl, but a well-above-target threshold speed of 149 knots.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 224 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -243 feet per minute was fair, but not ideal. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 22 knots at 50°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 22 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly above-target threshold speed. The total landing distance of 1,339 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Despite some deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the aircraft's runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed, touchdown zone deviation, and threshold speed management.
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