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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so the speed is back to 144 kt before the stabilisation gate, not just by the threshold.
What happened: Speed was still fast at the stabilisation gate, and crossing the threshold 30 kt above target usually carries a fast touchdown with it.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 144 kt at the threshold.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 1.8° off, against a 1° limit, wings 29° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 9 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 144 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.3° off, against a 1° limit and speed 68 kt FAST on the reference speed of 144 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,589 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,589 m of the 3,124 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 406 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Rotterdam The Hague Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey on runway 24, taking 6 minutes to taxi from the parking area to the runway's threshold, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lifted off, it accelerated to a liftoff speed of 174 knots, utilizing 77% of the 1,389-meter runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 28°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 290°, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb phase, which started overhead Overschie, Netherlands, and continued until it reached 36,646 feet above sea level. The climb phase covered a distance of 175 nautical miles and took 26 minutes to complete, resulting in an increase of 35,644 feet in altitude. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 132 minutes and covered a distance of 1,005 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at an altitude of 36,646 feet above sea level, with the aircraft flying over the French region of Grand Est. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile northeast of Castro del Rio, Spain, and lasted for 18 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,367 feet to 1,016 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, it began its final approach to runway 12, flying from the northwest at a heading of 126.0°. The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 406 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 168 knots was slightly higher than the recommended threshold speed, and the touchdown rate was firm at -352 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,522 meters, which accounted for 56% of the 2,735-meter runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,283 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 7,005 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted for 185 minutes.
The aircraft commenced its final approach to runway 12 at LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport from the north west, aligning with the runway at a heading of 126.0° at 3 nautical miles and 960 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the optimal value, reaching 174 knots.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 406 meters. The touchdown speed of 168 knots was also slightly above the recommended value, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -352 feet per minute. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was not perfectly aligned with the centreline, deviating by 9.3 meters. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 26°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots, did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,522 meters was within 56% of the runway length, indicating a reasonable use of the available runway. During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the centreline was slightly off, deviating by 9.9 meters. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 90.5%. While there were some minor deviations from optimal values, the crew demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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