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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 2,457 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,457 m of the 3,656 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 264 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 17 at ENBR Bergen Airport, covering approximately 2 nm in a duration of 6 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 17, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 146 kt and became airborne after a ground run of 740 m, representing 27 % of the runway length; ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind of 21 kt from 180°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 20 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead ENBR, with the aeroplane ascending from 1,158 ft asl to 36,634 ft asl, a gain of 35,476 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 131 nm.
The level cruise segment began 10 mi west of Vestbygd in Agder, Norway, and persisted for 18 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 139 nm.
Descent was initiated 5 mi west of Hvide Sande in Region Midtjylland, Denmark, with the flight descending from 36,660 ft asl to 1,347 ft asl, a loss of 35,313 ft over 27 minutes and a distance of 155 nm.
On final approach the A321 was aligned with runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from the north-west, tracking a heading of 153.0° at 4 nm and 1,280 ft agl.
Landing occurred on runway 15, whose total length is 3,662 m; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 kt, touchdown was recorded at 268 m from the threshold with a speed of 134 kt, and the aircraft experienced a hard touchdown rate of minus 520 fpm, while maintaining perfect runway alignment; local weather reported 22 °C, wind 6 kt from 110°, a 4 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind.
The subsequent rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,382 m, equivalent to 65 % of the runway, and the aircraft remained perfectly aligned throughout the deceleration phase.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied back to the parking area in less than 1 nm of travel, a maneuver that lasted 2 minutes.
In total, the flight covered 433 nm, required 76 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,328 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 entered the final approach to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from the north-west on a heading of 153.0 °, 4 nm out and 1,280 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable because the sink rate was too high.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 kt.
Touchdown occurred 268 m down the runway, a good distance, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt that was a little fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at minus 520 fpm, while runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout alignment remained perfect and the total landing distance was 2,382 m, representing 65 % of the 3,662 m runway. Local weather was 22 °C with wind 6 kt from 110°, including a 4 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.
The overall score of 96.1 % indicates a strong performance; focus on reducing the excessive sink rate in the final-approach segment and moderating the touchdown rate to avoid hard landings while maintaining the current alignment and distance control.
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