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Fixing the bounce
The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 2,284 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 397 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 09L at KATL, covering 2 nm in 8 minutes.
During the departure roll the aircraft used 2,601 m of runway, representing 69 % of the available length, and lifted off at 170 kt. Local conditions were 33 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 180°, a cross-wind component of 10 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-west of Forest Park, Georgia, with the airplane accelerating from 1,938 ft asl to 35,007 ft asl, an altitude gain of 33,069 ft achieved in 25 minutes while covering 169 nm.
Level cruise began about 2 miles north-east of Seven Oaks, South Carolina, and lasted 5 minutes, during which 41 nm were flown.
Descent was initiated roughly 2 miles north-west of Bethune, South Carolina, descending from 34,989 ft asl to 1,674 ft asl, a loss of 33,315 ft over 25 minutes and a distance of 143 nm.
The final approach to runway 23L at KRDU was flown from the north-east on a heading of 225.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,262 ft agl.
Landing on runway 23L, which is 2,284 m long, was executed with a threshold speed of 134 kt. Touchdown occurred 398 m down the runway at 128 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 327 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.2 m from the centreline. Ambient weather was 30 °C, wind 13 kt from 200°, a 6 kt cross-wind and a 12 kt head-wind.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,152 m, equal to 50 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 363 nm, required 66 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,225 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 established the final approach to runway 23L at KRDU Raleigh-Durham International Airport from the north-east, tracking a heading of 225.0° at 4 nm and 1,262 ft agl while the local temperature was 30 °C, wind 13 kt from 200°, providing a 12 kt headwind and a 6 kt crosswind component.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good height and achieved a threshold speed of 134 kt, both described as good.
Touchdown occurred 398 m down the runway at a speed of 128 kt, with a firm vertical rate of minus 327 fpm; the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,152 m, representing 50 % of the 2,284 m runway, and the runway alignment during rollout was perfect.
Refine lateral control to reduce the 3.2 m centreline deviation, which will bring the already strong 97.7 % score even closer to optimal alignment.
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