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Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,962 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,962 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 306 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 Geneva Cointrin International Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 22, with a takeoff distance of 1,189 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 144 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 7 knots at 226°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 7 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Vernier, Switzerland, and the aircraft ascended from 2,459 feet above sea level to 30,409 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,950 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Devecey, France, and lasted for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 30,355 feet above sea level to 3,295 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,060 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. The descent started 1 mile west of Bastendorf, Luxembourg.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting 2 miles northwest of Essen, Germany, and lasting for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles east of Essen-Mülheim Airport, Germany, and the aircraft descended from 3,104 feet above sea level to 1,437 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,667 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport was made from the northeast, heading 234.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,300 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway length of 2,395 meters, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 307 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. The touchdown rate was very hard at -508 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 132°, with a crosswind of 9 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,884 meters, which is 79% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.9 meters from the centreline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 338 nautical miles, taking a total of 70 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,143 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, achieving a score of 91.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 234.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,300 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,395 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
During the landing, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the initial stages of the landing. However, the touchdown distance was good at 307 meters, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain control and touch down within a reasonable distance from the threshold.
The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -508 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be a concern as it may put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 132°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position.
The total landing distance was 1,884 meters, which is 79% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's rollout path.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, including the slightly fast touchdown speed and the hard touchdown rate. Additionally, the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment may require further attention to ensure that the aircraft is able to maintain a stable and controlled approach and landing.
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