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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,255 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 162 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH). The takeoff distance was 1,764 meters, which is 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 309 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from Eindhoven, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Oerle in the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. The climb took 4 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,083 feet above sea level to 7,245 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,162 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile northwest of Leende in the province of Noord-Brabant. This phase of the flight lasted 16 minutes and covered 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile west of Koningsbosch in the province of Limburg. The descent took 8 minutes and covered 14 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 7,104 feet above sea level to 1,576 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,527 feet.
As the aircraft approached Maastricht Aachen Airport (EHBK), it began its final approach to runway 03 from the southwest, heading 33.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,188 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 161 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 89 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,048 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 52 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 37 minutes. The aircraft used 1,583 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 03 at EHBK Maastricht Aachen Airport, achieving a score of 93.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 33.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,188 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a good final approach, with a threshold height that met the required standards. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a heavier-than-desired touchdown rate.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft experienced a very heavy rate of descent, at -801 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a gentle wind of 1 knot from 89°.
The total landing distance of 1,048 meters was 46% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot executing a good approach and maintaining control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.
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