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There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,893 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,893 m of the 3,335 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 514 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Diagoras Airport in Rhodes, Greece, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 24, it was cleared for departure, and with a takeoff distance of 1,867 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 168 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 269 degrees, resulting in a 5-knot crosswind and a 13-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Diagoras Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started approximately 1 mile southwest of the airport and continued for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 156 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 949 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 33,524 feet, an increase of 32,575 feet. Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 136 minutes and covered a distance of 887 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft northeast of Mykonos Island National Airport, before it began its enroute descent, which started approximately 2 miles southwest of Garching bei Munchen in Bavaria, Germany. The descent phase lasted for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 33,618 feet to 2,493 feet, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Stuttgart Airport, it began its final approach to runway 25, which it landed on after a total landing distance of 1,825 meters, accounting for 60% of the runway. The touchdown point was 111 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 143 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,154 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 8,586 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted for 177 minutes.
The final approach to runway 25 at EDDS Stuttgart Airport from the east was executed with good quality, despite a slight deviation from the ideal heading of 254.0° at 4 nm and 1,257 ft above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, which measures 3,037 m in length, with a threshold height that was satisfactory. However, the threshold speed of 148 kt was slightly above the target, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the approach.
The touchdown point was located 111 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 143 kt was a little fast, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -276 fpm. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 m from the centreline, which was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 17 °C and a wind of 10 kt at 330°, contributed to a crosswind of 10 kt and a headwind of 3 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,825 m was 60% of the runway length, indicating a satisfactory performance. Overall, the landing was scored 96.0%, reflecting a good but not perfect execution of the approach and touchdown phases. The slight deviations from the ideal threshold speed and touchdown speed, as well as the misalignment of the runway touchdown and rollout positions, prevented the landing from being considered perfect.
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