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Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 9.8 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 9.8 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 9.8 ft to touchdown.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,092 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 296 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 17 at ENBR Bergen Airport, Flesland in 8 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 17, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 149 kt and left the ground after a take-off run of 1,149 m, representing 42 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 14 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 250°, including a 10 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of Flesland, with the aeroplane climbing from 1,028 ft asl to 37,009 ft asl, a gain of 35,981 ft achieved in 24 minutes while covering 176 nm.
The first cruise segment began 35 miles south of Spangereid, Agder, and lasted 16 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 143 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 7 miles south of EK04 Soenderho-Fanoe, Region Syddanmark, Denmark; altitude decreased from 37,022 ft asl to 2,997 ft asl, a loss of 34,024 ft in 16 minutes over a distance of 107 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated overhead Huttblek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, lasting 5 minutes and covering 19 nm.
The subsequent descent began overhead Jersbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with altitude reducing from 3,009 ft asl to 1,356 ft asl, a drop of 1,652 ft in 2 minutes across 6 nm.
For the final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, the aircraft approached from the north-east on a heading of 230.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,303 ft agl.
Landing on runway 23 was executed with a threshold speed of 141 kt, touchdown occurring 299 m down the runway at 136 kt; the aircraft experienced a hard touchdown rate of minus 408 fpm, and alignment was very good. Local conditions were 14 °C, wind 8 kt from 240°, with a 1 kt crosswind and an 8 kt headwind. The total landing roll measured 840 m, equivalent to 27 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment remained very good, confirming the aircraft stayed on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 459 nm, required 77 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 3,812 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was flown from the north-east on a heading of 230.0° at 4 NM and 1,303 ft AGL. Local conditions were 14 °C with wind 8 kt from 240°, giving a 1 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind component. The aircraft maintained a stable glide path and the report notes a good threshold height.
At threshold the aircraft established a speed of 141 kt, which the data describes as slightly above the target. The flare was initiated from the correct height and the aircraft remained on the centreline.
Touchdown occurred 299 m down the runway, a distance judged good. The touchdown speed was 136 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was hard at minus 408 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was recorded as very good.
The rollout covered a total distance of 840 m, representing 27 % of the 3,092 m runway, and rollout alignment remained very good throughout the deceleration phase.
To tighten the landing profile, reduce the approach speed to meet the target value and manage the flare to achieve a softer touchdown rate. Fine-tuning these parameters will bring the already strong performance even closer to the optimal envelope.
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