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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 6.6 ft, and this flight then touched down at 351 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 1,626 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,626 m of the 3,987 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 602 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 25, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 148 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 210 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb from an initial altitude of 1,012 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 36,391 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,379 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started approximately 1 mile south of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 36,402 feet above sea level to 28,357 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,045 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time overhead San Leonardo in Passiria, Italy, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its descent from 27,899 feet above sea level to 11,560 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,339 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started once more, this time overhead E145 Munich Harlaching, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 11,553 feet above sea level to 3,864 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,689 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time overhead Dorfen, Germany, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 26L at Munich Airport, flying from the east at a heading of 264.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,265 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 26L, which had a length of 3,987 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 188 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 127 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -257 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1 degree Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 330 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,547 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 7 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 423 nautical miles, taking 87 minutes to complete, and used 3,829 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 26L at EDDM Munich Airport, achieving a score of 91.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 264.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,265 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a slight deviation in terms of threshold height, which was above the target at 68 feet agl.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots, but the touchdown speed of 127 knots was considered good. The touchdown rate of -257 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,547 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and a fair touchdown rate, despite some minor deviations in terms of threshold height and speed.
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