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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.5 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 4.6°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 420 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.5 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,653 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,653 m of the 2,486 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 474 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 33, it was cleared for departure, and the takeoff roll commenced. The aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 149 knots, having covered a distance of 1,135 meters, which represented 35% of the runway length.
As the aircraft climbed away from Hamburg, it encountered a local weather pattern characterized by a temperature of 10°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots. The enroute climb phase began approximately 1 mile southwest of Langenhorn, and the aircraft ascended to a cruising altitude of 34,996 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles. The climb was a steady and efficient one, with the aircraft reaching its cruising altitude in a relatively short period. Following a brief enroute level cruise phase, the aircraft began its descent, which started overhead Bad König, Germany. The descent phase was characterized by a significant decrease in altitude, from 35,014 feet to 3,018 feet, in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 163 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Zürich Airport, it was cleared for a final approach to runway 28 from the east. The landing was completed with a touchdown point 67 meters beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 129 knots. The touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -569 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,580 meters, representing 64% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 419 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,429 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which took a total of 69 minutes.
The final approach to runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from the east was initiated at 4 nm and 1,607 ft above ground level, heading 276.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 72 ft above ground level, which was well above the target. However, the threshold speed of 138 kt was slightly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing configuration.
The aircraft touched down 67 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 129 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -569 fpm, indicating a significant deceleration upon touchdown. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.4 m from the centreline, which could have contributed to the hard touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9 °C and a wind of 6 kt at 30°, were relatively calm, with a crosswind of 6 kt and a tailwind of 2 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,580 m was 64% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 m from the centreline, which could have been a result of the initial touchdown misalignment. Overall, the landing performance scored 84.0%, reflecting a satisfactory but not optimal landing.
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