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Fixing the bounce
The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,558 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,558 m of the 2,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 465 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 30L at KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport, covering less than 1 nm in 32 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 30L, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 2,147 m, representing 65 % of the runway, and lifted off at 168 kt. Local conditions were a temperature of 38 °C, wind 20 kt from 249°, with a 16 kt crosswind component and a 12 kt headwind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-east of Bridgeton, Missouri, with the flight ascending from 1,516 ft asl to 34,707 ft asl, an increase of 33,191 ft in 24 minutes while covering 168 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 miles south-west of Princeton, Kentucky, lasting 18 minutes and traversing 144 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 5 miles east of TN67 Myers-Smith Airport, Estill Springs, Tennessee, descending from 35,004 ft asl to 5,001 ft asl, a loss of 30,003 ft in 23 minutes and covering 142 nm.
A brief cruise followed 2 miles north-west of Lakeview Estates, Georgia, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The subsequent descent began 3 miles north-west of 8GA0 Pinetree Heliport, Cumming, Georgia, dropping from 4,572 ft asl to 2,233 ft asl, a decrease of 2,338 ft in 3 minutes over 8 nm.
Final approach to runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,208 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26R, which is 2,739 m long, recorded a threshold height of 63 ft agl above target and a threshold speed of 138 kt. Touchdown occurred 54 m beyond the touchdown zone at 134 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 363 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.2 m from the centreline. Local weather was 32 °C, wind 7 kt from 290°, with a 3 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind.
The runway rollout distance measured 1,481 m, representing 54 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 486 nm, required 84 minutes of airborne time, and used minus 959 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26R at KATL was flown from the east on a heading of 270.0° at 4 NM and 1,208 ft agl, with a temperature of 32 °C, wind 7 kt from 290°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the aircraft was 63 ft agl, which was above the target altitude, while the threshold speed was good at 138 kt.
Touchdown occurred 54 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 134 kt that was a little fast and a firm vertical rate of minus 363 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline and the total landing distance was 1,481 m, representing 54 % of the 2,739 m runway.
Rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the final-approach altitude to meet the 63 ft target and adjust the flare to achieve the intended 138 kt touchdown speed, keeping the touchdown point within the touchdown zone and centred on the runway.
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