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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 193 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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 1,715 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,715 m of the 2,597 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 517 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 25 at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (LIRF). The takeoff distance was 1,417 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 288°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LIRF. The climb took 11 minutes to reach an altitude of 24,009 feet, an increase of 23,023 feet from the initial altitude of 986 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 56 nautical miles during this climb phase. The enroute level cruise phase began 15 miles south of Giglio Porto, Italy, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase started 11 miles southeast of Capoliveri, Italy, and took 15 minutes to descend from an altitude of 23,733 feet to 1,338 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 63 nautical miles during this phase. The final approach to runway 04R at Pisa International Airport (LIRP) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 37.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,323 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 04R was successful, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown point was 103 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 120°.
The total landing distance was 1,636 meters, which is 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 160 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 38 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 555 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Pisa International Airport (LIRP) on runway 04R, achieving a score of 92.6%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 37.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,323 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a threshold height slightly above the target at 57 feet agl.
The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, but the threshold speed of 139 knots was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -296 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 120°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,636 meters was 63% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the intended path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown and rollout conditions.
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