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Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 71 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 71 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 717 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
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 1,735 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,735 m of the 3,045 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 717 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 25R at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25R, the aircraft accelerated to a take-off distance of 2,058 m, representing 66 % of the runway length, and rotated at 159 kt. Ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 12 kt from 270°, providing a headwind component of 12 kt and no crosswind.
Climb commenced overhead Central City, Arizona, with the airplane climbing from 2,083 ft asl to 34,490 ft asl, an altitude gain of 32,408 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 164 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 miles west of Indian Wells, Arizona, and continued for 92 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 856 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 4 miles north-east of KTKC Tracy Municipal Airport, Minnesota, with a reduction from 34,693 ft asl to 4,012 ft asl, a loss of 30,682 ft over 20 minutes and a distance of 124 nm.
A brief cruise followed, initiating 3 miles west of Hastings, Minnesota, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
The subsequent descent began 1 mile south-west of 35MN Wipline Airport, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, descending from 3,726 ft asl to 2,295 ft asl, a decrease of 1,431 ft in 2 minutes while traveling 5 nm.
Final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport reduced altitude from 1,497 ft agl to 78 ft agl in 104 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 30L, which is 3,045 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 71 ft agl above target and a threshold speed of 143 kt. Touchdown was recorded 297 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 134 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 312 fpm and a lateral deviation of 4.4 m from the centreline. Local weather reported 12 °C, wind 8 kt from 310°, crosswind 1 kt and headwind 8 kt. The total landing distance was 1,653 m, representing 54 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,162 nm, took 150 minutes, and consumed 6,765 kg of fuel.
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