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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.5 ft, and this flight then touched down at 368 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,005 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,393 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 19R at KTPA Tampa International Airport. The takeoff distance was 6,875 feet, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 64°F and winds of 8 knots at 278°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. After departing from KTPA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of the airport and reaching an altitude of 34,984 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 128 nautical miles, took 21 minutes and involved an increase of 33,957 feet in altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead FD31 Bradley Airport Fort White. This phase lasted for 145 minutes and covered a distance of 699 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles north of Corbin City in New Jersey. The descent, which covered a distance of 98 nautical miles, took 17 minutes and involved a decrease of 33,627 feet in altitude, from 35,008 feet to 1,380 feet above sea level.
As the aircraft approached its destination, KLGA LaGuardia Airport, it began its final approach to runway 04 from the southwest, heading at 31.0° and at an altitude of 1,346 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 7,005 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,397 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 139 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -408 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at KLGA were characterized by a temperature of 30°F and winds of 4 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 3,915 feet, which accounted for 56% of the runway. After landing, the aircraft took 7 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 933 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 141 minutes. The aircraft used 13,955 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport's runway 04 with a score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 31.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,346 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 7,005 feet, and the threshold height was reported as good.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 142 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly faster touchdown speed of 139 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 1,397 feet was considered good. The touchdown rate of -408 feet per minute (fpm) was reported as hard, indicating a relatively steep descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 180°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions likely contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 3,915 feet was 56% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's trajectory during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score of 95.1%. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, including a slightly faster touchdown speed and a hard touchdown rate.
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