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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 22 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 128 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 144 kt against a 128 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 128 kt at the threshold
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 1,719 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,719 m of the 2,646 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 766 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Heathrow Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 27L, with a takeoff distance of 1,083 meters, which was 32% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 167 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 22°C, a wind speed of 12 knots at 260°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb from 1,118 feet above sea level to 34,394 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,276 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. The climb took place over the London Heathrow Airport area. Following the climb, the aircraft entered its enroute level cruise, which started 33 miles south east of Selsey, England, and lasted for 51 minutes, covering a distance of 427 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 34,521 feet above sea level to 25,199 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,322 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 46 nautical miles. This descent took place 1 mile south west of Villeneuve-la-Comptal, France. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 1 mile north of Estavar, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute descent from 25,218 feet above sea level to 3,083 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,135 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 63 nautical miles. This descent took place 6 miles north east of Sant Julia de Cerdanyola, Spain. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 3 miles south of Castelldefels, Spain, and lasted for 15 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 3,006 feet above sea level to 1,330 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,676 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This descent took place 2 miles south east of Sitges, Spain. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 06R at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, heading 65.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,307 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 06R at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, with a runway length of 2,646 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 145 knots. The touchdown point was 363 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 138 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -575 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 31.4 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C, a wind speed of 23 knots at 240°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 23 knots. The total landing distance was 1,646 meters, which was 62% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 86.4 meters from the centreline.
The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 645 nautical miles, taking 121 minutes,
The Airbus A321 aircraft has successfully landed at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 06R was initiated from the southwest, heading 65.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,307 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the landing was characterized by a number of deviations from the ideal.
One of the primary concerns was the threshold height, which was above the target height at 68 feet agl. This indicates that the aircraft was not at the optimal height for landing, which could have affected the overall stability and control of the aircraft during the landing process. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 145 knots, which suggests that the aircraft was traveling at a higher speed than necessary for a safe landing.
The touchdown point was 363 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal. This indicates that the aircraft was not aligned properly with the runway centerline, which could have contributed to the excessive misalignment during the rollout phase. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was also fast, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes. Furthermore, the touchdown rate was very hard at -575 feet per minute (fpm), which is a significant concern as it could have put the passengers and crew at risk.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also a factor. The temperature was 27°C, and the wind was blowing at 23 knots from a direction of 240°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 23 knots, which could have affected the aircraft's stability and control during the landing process.
The total landing distance was 1,646 meters, which is 62% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, which could indicate that the aircraft was not properly aligned with the runway centerline or that the pilot was not able to slow the aircraft down quickly enough. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 86.4 meters from the centerline, which is a significant concern as it could have put the aircraft at risk of veering off the runway.
Overall, while the Airbus A321 aircraft was able to land safely at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, the landing was not without its issues. The deviations from the ideal landing parameters, including the threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown point, touchdown speed, and touchdown rate, all contributed to a landing that was characterized by excessive misalignment and a hard touchdown.
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