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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 107 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 138 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,677 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,677 m of the 3,219 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 594 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), with a takeoff distance of 1,377 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of -9°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 320°.
As the aircraft climbed out of KMSP, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,004 feet above sea level to 32,001 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,998 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile north of Brewster, Minnesota, and lasted for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 480 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 31,976 feet above sea level to 32,673 feet above sea level, an increase of 697 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began again, this time 2 miles south of Simonson Field Pueblo, Colorado, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 342 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 8 miles west of Snowflake Airport, Arizona, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 34,001 feet above sea level to 2,481 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,520 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 106 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0°, and the aircraft touched down 176 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -151 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,595 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,099 nautical miles, and the flight took 79 minutes to complete, using a total of 7,624 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) with a score of 97.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,349 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 26, which has a length of 3,219 meters.
The aircraft touched down at a speed of 132 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed of 141 knots. However, the touchdown point was 176 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a good threshold height. The touchdown rate of -151 feet per minute (fpm) was also within acceptable limits.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 250°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 4 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,595 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. The score of 97.9% indicates that the landing was well-executed, with only minor deviations from the recommended procedures.
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