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Arrival
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.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,993 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 553 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 29 at LQSA Sarajevo International Airport. The takeoff distance was 781 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 240 degrees. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind of 1 knot each. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of LQSA Sarajevo International Airport, rising from an altitude of 2,607 feet above sea level to 19,009 feet above sea level. This increase of 16,402 feet was achieved in 8 minutes and covered a distance of 45 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of Kladanj and lasted for 7 minutes. During this period, the aircraft maintained a steady altitude and covered a distance of 45 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles north of Milina, where the aircraft descended from 19,011 feet above sea level to 1,576 feet above sea level. This decrease of 17,435 feet was achieved in 19 minutes and covered a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at LYBE Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 120.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,227 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 12, which had a length of 2,993 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots.
The touchdown point was 142 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was slightly faster than desired. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -259 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 180 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,284 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 181 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used 2,121 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (LYBE) with a score of 97.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 120.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,227 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 12, which has a length of 2,993 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 141 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating that the pilot had maintained control and was on track for a smooth landing. However, the touchdown point was 142 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast, which could have contributed to the aircraft's slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown rate of -259 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway as it touched down.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and winds of 2 knots from 180°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, making the landing conditions favorable. The total landing distance of 1,284 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway as it slowed down after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a relatively short distance and maintaining its alignment with the runway.
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