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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 3,285 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 660 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 process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 23L at Auckland International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,662 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 9 knots at 280 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile southwest of the airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,024 feet above sea level to 4,965 feet, an increase of 3,941 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which began 7 miles south of Titirangi and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 4 miles west of Rosebank, where it descended from 5,036 feet to 3,019 feet, a decrease of 2,017 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 6 miles north of Pakuranga and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The descent continued, starting 5 miles east of Pakuranga, where the aircraft descended from 3,018 feet to 1,318 feet, a decrease of 1,701 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23L at Auckland International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 251.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 3,285 meters. The threshold height was above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 244 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -219 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 23°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 279 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,231 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 63 nautical miles, taking 31 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,228 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23L at Auckland International Airport (NZAA) with a score of 90.9%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 251.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 244 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much reverse thrust or braking. However, the touchdown rate of -219 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots at 279°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, which made the landing process relatively straightforward. The runway length of 3,285 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,231 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway.
One of the notable aspects of this landing was the perfect runway touchdown alignment, which indicates that the pilot was able to align the aircraft with the runway centerline precisely. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, the landing was considered successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the landing.
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