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KSAN
San Diego, United States
Runway 27
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight78,960 kg
Fuel7,768 kg
Wind187° · 13 kn · 13 kn cross

Flight Score

97.72 %
KSLC
Salt Lake City, United States
Runway 16R
Elevation4,219 ft asl
Weight75,059 kg
Fuel3,648 kg
21 Oct 2026 1:33 618 nm Airbus A321ceo 4,120 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
93.15 %

What went well

Held the centreline on the roll in a 12 kn crosswind — 0.65 m off at liftoff
Threshold crossed at 43 ft and 144 kt — both inside band
Rotated at 149 kt — on the 157 kt rotation target

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 407 fpm, −1.12 points on the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 407 fpm−1.04
  • Arrival Touchdown · 1.51 G at contact−0.08
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 805 m at 62 %, −0.66 points
Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 84 %, −0.50 points

Next time

Arrival

Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.

What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 586 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 407 fpm.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.

See Arrival LandingArrival 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.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 14 stages, 13 in the score

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 18 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 11 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 0 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 10 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.3 ° -0.1 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.2 °

Events

Info Battery Master On 8 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 8 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 8 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 2 8 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 8 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 8 ft agl
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, Average speed was 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 9 kt 9 0 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° -0.3 -0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,675 m 72 % of runway. Rotation speed was 149 kt. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 14 kt at 187 °. Crosswind: 14 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,675 m72 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 149 ktTarget 157 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 1.36 m left1.36 m left to 0.54 m right -0.53 0.65 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.96 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.96 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.2 ° min to max 5.8 ° -0.2 5.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.2 0.8 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 167 kt160 kt min to max 172 kt 160 172 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.2 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.8 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.97 g min to max 1.15 g 0.97 1.15 g
Info Average VSI 363 fpm76 fpm min to max 858 fpm 76 858 fpm
Info Average altitude 7 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 25 ft agl 0 25 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °5.8 ° min to max 10.0 ° 5.8 10.0 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 173 kt172 kt min to max 174 kt 172 172 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g0.97 g min to max 1.23 g 1.16 0.97 g
Info Average VSI 1,366 fpm884 fpm min to max 3,532 fpm 884 3,532 fpm
Info Average altitude 60 ft agl26 ft agl min to max 296 ft agl 26 296 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.7 °10.1 ° min to max 17.1 ° 10.1 16.0 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 111 ft agl · 177 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 111 ft agl · 177 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 27 KSAN San Diego International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 165 kt161 kt min to max 171 ktTarget 168 kt, 3 kt slow 171 161 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.2 0.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.84 g min to max 0.98 g 0.90 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up at 69 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation 0.5 °0.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.6 °
Info Average VSI 2,632 fpm2,346 fpm min to max 3,553 fpm 3,553 2,366 fpm
Info Average altitude 737 ft agl351 ft agl min to max 1,072 ft agl 351 1,072 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.0 °13.7 ° min to max 15.1 ° 15.1 14.0 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile west of KSAN San Diego International Airport San Diego (California, United States). Climbing from 1,134 ft asl to 33,981 ft asl, an increase of 32,847 ft in 19 minutes and covering 132 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 267 kt161 kt min to max 297 kt 161 267 kt
100 % Average bank angle 14.7 °0.0 ° min to max 29.0 ° 0.9 0.0 °
99.99 % Average g force 1.04 g0.83 g min to max 1.34 g 0.97 0.98 g
Info Average VSI 2,048 fpm329 fpm min to max 3,734 fpm 2,382 329 fpm
Info Average altitude 16,304 ft asl1,134 ft asl min to max 33,981 ft asl 1,134 33,981 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.9 °3.1 ° min to max 14.7 ° 14.0 3.5 °
Info Turn coordination -2-15 min to max 6 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 2,204 ft agl · 173 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,769 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,877 ft agl · 234 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 11,161 ft agl · 275 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 12 miles north of 73CL Julian Hinds Pump Plant Airstrip Hayfield (California, United States) and lasted 38 minutes, covering 334 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,200 ft of 34,004 ft asl33,883 ft asl min to max 34,035 ft asl 34,007 33,883 ft asl
100 % Average speed 264 kt262 kt min to max 266 kt 266 264 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.0 ° min to max 20.7 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-6 min to max 5 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.4 °1.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° 3.3 1.9 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 15 miles west of Kanosh (Utah, United States). Descent from 33,672 ft asl to 11,266 ft asl, a decrease of 22,406 ft in 17 minutes and covering 118 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 275 kt266 kt min to max 292 kt 266 270 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.9 °0.0 ° min to max 19.6 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average VSI -1,367 fpm-2,253 fpm min to max -595 fpm -965 -1,306 fpm
Info Average altitude 20,846 ft asl11,266 ft asl min to max 33,672 ft asl 33,672 11,266 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-0.8 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 0.4 °
Info Turn coordination 0-8 min to max 2 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Magna (Utah, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,059 ft of 11,061 ft asl11,003 ft asl min to max 11,171 ft asl 11,171 11,041 ft asl
100 % Average speed 251 kt219 kt min to max 270 kt 270 219 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.04 g 1.04 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 2.7 °1.1 ° min to max 4.5 ° 1.1 2.4 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 6,862 ft agl · 271 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of RB36 Great Salt Lake Salt Lake City (Utah, United States). Descent from 11,008 ft asl to 5,520 ft asl, a decrease of 5,487 ft in 5 minutes and covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 174 kt156 kt min to max 216 kt 216 156 kt
100 % Average bank angle 9.9 °0.0 ° min to max 19.8 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.93 g min to max 1.10 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,120 fpm-2,483 fpm min to max 145 fpm -148 -850 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,354 ft asl5,520 ft asl min to max 11,009 ft asl 11,008 5,520 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-3.4 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.8 0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 3-4 min to max 9 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 6,864 ft agl · 258 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 6,879 ft agl · 249 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 6,649 ft agl · 203 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3,062 ft agl · 204 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,799 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,592 ft agl · 179 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,330 ft agl · 177 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 16R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. Descent from 1,334 ft agl to 64 ft agl in 93 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Landing flappassed at both gates
100 % Sink ratepassed at both gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
100 % On speedpassed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates
Arrival Landing 95.51Landing on runway 16R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport, runway length 3,660 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 144 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 144 kt. Target 145 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
84 % The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare took all the sink out 8 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft settled on from there, 586 fpm of sink coming back, having crossed the threshold below target speed. Touchdown was 805 m past the threshold. Carry the speed to the flare and hold it lower - the aircraft ran out of lift before the wheels arrived, so the fix is energy on the approach, not attitude.
100 % Runway alignment max 5.41 m right0.48 m left to 5.41 m right -2.76 -5.41 m
96 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.1 ° min to max 4.3 ° 1.0 2.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.12 g 0.93 0.92 g
Info Average speed 144 kt137 kt min to max 147 kt 144 137 kt
Info Average VSI -228 fpm-542 fpm min to max 122 fpm -379 -329 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl 43 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.3 °1.9 ° min to max 6.4 ° 1.9 6.4 °
07515022530037545052560067575082590097501123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600675750825900975-24-20-16-12-8-404812162024Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 83.94Touchdown point was 383 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 137 kt was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -407 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 17 kt at 150 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 15 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
53 % Touchdown rate was -407 fpm.
62 % Touchdown distance was 805 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 137 ktTarget below 141 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 5.52 m right5.43 m right -5.41 -5.31 m
95 % Average bank angle 2.0 °1.5 ° min to max 2.4 ° 2.3 1.5 °
85 % Average g force 1.16 g0.92 g min to max 1.51 g 0.92 1.46 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 136 kt136 kt min to max 137 kt 137 136 kt
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °6.4 ° min to max 7.9 ° 6.4 7.9 °

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Rotated at 149 kt, 8 kt below the 157 kt target, and lifted off at 159 kt 4.2 s later, the nose coming up at 1.2° a second. Climb 3 held close to its 168 kt target, at 165 kt on average.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 168180 kt12060020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1575.8° off · 1.2°/s11° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH0204060 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 5 kt -0.1° 0 s
80 kt381 m 80 kt 0.3° 15.4 s
Rotate1,686 m · target 157 149 kt 0.7° 36.2 s
Liftoff2,031 m · +10 kt from rotation 159 kt 5.8° 40.4 s
35 ft2,634 m · 6.7 s after liftoff 173 kt 10.7° 47.1 s
Gear up2,769 m · 69 ft · full marks to 400 ft 174 kt 12.9° 49.5 s
Climb 33,313 m · 351 ft to 1,072 ft · target 168 165 kt avg 15.1° 54.7 s
End of Climb 34,794 m · 1,072 ft 161 kt 14.0° 72 s

Takeoff from KSAN 27

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,675m72 %
Rotation speed100.00
149kttarget 157, 8 slow
Liftoff speed
159kt
Runway alignment100.00
1.36m L
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
69ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
165kttarget 168
Rate of climb100.00
362fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 1,072 ft.

Reached 35 ft at the runway end; gear up at 69 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,010 fpm on average to 1,072 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,250 ft625 ft0CLIMB 3165 kt avgtarget 168THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 149 kttarget 157Liftoff 159 ktGear up 69 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 2,310 m runway.

Rolled from the start of the runway, never more than 1.5 m off the centreline, in 12 kn of crosswind from the left. Airborne 72 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,5002,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS12 kn75 %widest 1.49 m LAirborne 1,678 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,678 m of 2,310 m · 73 %
Takeoff roll, 1,678 m Left ahead, 632 m

The stabilisation gates

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.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 100.007 of 7500 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate690 fpm700 fpm
On glideslope3.0°3.0°
On centreline0.1° off0.2° off
On speed−0.1 kt+0.3 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KSLC 16R

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 40 ft below the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,3146843632131,000 ft gate7 of 71,028 ft · 145 kt500 ft gate7 of 7540 ft · 145 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 21× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 18 m off the centreline.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR46 m L046 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND18 m L9 m L13 m L4 m R15 m L9 m L
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 36 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 22 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −2 kt and +14 kt on the approach speed of 145 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

140160180200 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 145+14 kt+2 kt+2 kt+4 kt−1 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KSLC 16R

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
43ft
Threshold speed100.00
144kttarget 145, 1 slow
Centreline offset100.00
5.41m R

Touchdown

Past threshold61.95
805m
Centreline100.00
5.52m R
Speed100.00
136kttarget 141 or less
Touchdown rate53.24
-407fpm
Impact85.14
1.51G
BouncesOk
None
The flare83.70

The flare mostly held the target profile. The flare took all the sink out 8 ft agl above the runway and the aircraft settled on from there, 586 fpm of sink coming back, having crossed the threshold below target speed. Touchdown was 805 m past the threshold. Carry the speed to the flare and hold it lower - the aircraft ran out of lift before the wheels arrived, so the fix is energy on the approach, not attitude.

The crosswind

No wind recorded: nothing to correct for. Touched down with the nose 3° left of the track, 2° of bank.

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 43 ft, close to the 50 ft target; began the flare at 18 ft; ballooned 6 ft from 5 ft. Touched down 805 m in, 500 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

43 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT held off 380 m from the lowest point 80 ft400 Flare 18 ft · −462 fpm · 3.4° · 147 ktballooned +6 ft · from 5 ft to 11 ft−407 fpm · 6.4° nose up · 137 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 43 ft, down at 805 m

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

From the flare the descent stopped and turned into a climb of 160 fpm before coming down at 410 fpm to touch. The nose came up 3.0° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−407 fpm at touchdown6.4° at touchdown, +3° from the flareclimbing 164 fpm
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,660 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 5.3 m right of the centreline.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ FULL SCORE TO 503 M 805 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

Touched down 805 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 407 fpm arrival was firm.

Runway used 805 m of 3,660 m · 22 %
In the air over the runway, 805 mRollout, 0 m Left over, 2,855 m

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Flight narrative

The Airbus A321ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, a movement that lasted 18 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 27 with a take-off distance of 1,675 m, representing 72 % of the runway. Rotation occurred at 149 kt. Local weather at departure was 26 °C with wind 14 kt from 187°, a 14 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind component.

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 30 seconds, averaging 1,883 fpm and reaching 161 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 1,134 ft asl to 33,981 ft asl in 19 minutes, covering 132 nm, beginning about 1 mile west of KSAN.

Cruise was level at 34,000 ft asl for 38 minutes, covering 334 nm, starting roughly 12 miles north of the 73CL Julian Hinds Pump Plant Airstrip.

Descent began from 33,672 ft asl to 5,520 ft asl in 23 minutes, covering 143 nm, starting 15 miles west of Kanosh, with a brief level-off at 11,100 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 16R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport descended from 1,334 ft agl to 63 ft agl in 93 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed, and wings level. Configuration on final was gear down at 3,062 ft agl with 204 kt, and final flap position 5 at 1,330 ft agl with 177 kt.

Landing was on runway 16R, whose length is 3,655 m. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 144 kt. The flare was described as very good; the aircraft dropped onto the runway at the end of the flare. Touchdown occurred 378 m beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 137 kt, with a hard rate of -407 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, 6.8 m off the centreline. No bounce was observed. Local weather at landing was 17 °C with wind 17 kt from 150°, a 7 kt crosswind and a 15 kt headwind component.

The total flight covered 618 nm, lasted 93 minutes, and consumed 4,120 kg of fuel.

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