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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 709 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 901 m past the target, landing at 1,358 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,523 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,523 m of the 2,690 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,358 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, the aircraft started its departure roll on runway 13, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 164 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,560 meters was 49% of the runway length, with a local temperature of 31°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb, reaching a height of 35,514 feet above sea level in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 184 nautical miles. The climb was a significant increase of 34,529 feet from the initial altitude of 985 feet. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, maintaining a steady altitude for 99 minutes as it covered 762 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began over Villers-la-Chevre, France, where the aircraft descended from 36,000 feet to 4,744 feet in 19 minutes, covering 115 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to experience various level cruise phases, each lasting a few minutes, before beginning its final descent to Düsseldorf Airport.
The final approach to runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft heading 232.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,249 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the 2,694-meter runway, with a touchdown speed of 142 knots, slightly above the target speed. The touchdown point was located at 91% of the available runway, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 meters from the centerline. The aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,150 nautical miles, taking 175 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,655 kilograms of fuel.
The final approach to runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport was initiated from the north east, heading 232.0° at 4 nm and 1,249 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height observed. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
The aircraft touched down at a speed of 142 kt, which was a little fast, resulting in a touchdown point that utilized more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown rate was smooth at -125 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.1 m from the centreline, which set the stage for a challenging rollout phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 23 °C and a 5 kt wind at 320°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,448 m was 91% of the runway length, indicating a relatively long landing. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.6 m from the centreline, further exacerbating the issues encountered during the landing. Overall, the landing performance scored 73.2%, reflecting the deviations from the optimal landing parameters and the challenges encountered during the rollout phase.
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