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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 39 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 436 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 492 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,063 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,294 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LECO A Coruña Airport, a process that took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 03, with a takeoff distance of 3,932 feet, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 346°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Cambre, Galicia, Spain. The climb took 15 minutes and covered 87 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,035 feet above sea level to 29,639 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 10 miles southeast of Petin, Galicia, Spain. This phase of the flight lasted 14 minutes and covered 100 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Torrecilla de la Orden, Castilla y Leon, Spain. The descent took 20 minutes and covered 102 nautical miles, with the aircraft dropping from 30,183 feet to 4,115 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southeast of Morata de Tajuna, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. This phase of the flight lasted only 3 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles south of Loeches, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. The descent took 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles, with the aircraft dropping from 3,986 feet to 3,225 feet.
The final approach to runway 32L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 322.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32L, which was 10,063 feet long. The threshold height at 60 feet above ground level was slightly above target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 150 knots.
The touchdown point was 957 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 141 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -233 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 77°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 119°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,508 feet, which was 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 309 nautical miles, and the flight took 68 minutes. The aircraft used 7,441 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 32L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 322.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's descent onto the runway was slightly above the target threshold height of 60 feet agl, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach path.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 150 knots, which was significantly above the target threshold speed. This suggests that the pilots may have applied a higher rate of descent or failed to configure the aircraft for a more optimal landing speed. The touchdown point was located 957 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been influenced by the aircraft's excessive speed and the pilots' decision to extend the landing distance.
The touchdown speed of 141 knots was also slightly above the target, indicating that the pilots may have failed to achieve the optimal landing speed. However, the touchdown rate of -233 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was relatively controlled. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilots' failure to maintain a precise alignment with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 77°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 119°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions were relatively favorable for the landing, and the pilots may have been able to mitigate the effects of the wind on the aircraft's approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 4,508 feet was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. However, the runway rollout alignment was considered very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align it with the centerline of the runway. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown parameters.
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