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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 12 ft, and this flight then touched down at 137 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.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,861 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,861 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 438 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 28 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) and took off with a takeoff distance of 970 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 19°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Rumlang in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,558 feet above sea level to 18,238 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,680 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead the town of Koppigen in the Canton de Berne region of Switzerland. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 54 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of the town of Gollion in the Canton de Vaud region of Switzerland. The descent took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 32 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 18,018 feet above sea level to 2,671 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,347 feet.
The final approach to runway 04 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 44.0° at an altitude of 1,270 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made on runway 04, which had a length of 3,570 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 138 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 441 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -346 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.8 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 49°. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,786 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 9.2 meters. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 137 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 46 minutes. The aircraft used 4,838 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport, achieving a score of 95.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 44.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,270 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 04, which has a length of 3,570 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots. This may indicate a slight deviation from the optimal approach speed, but it did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance. The touchdown distance was good at 441 meters, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and touch down at a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed was reported as a little fast at 135 knots. This may indicate that the aircraft was not fully configured for landing, or that the pilot may have been experiencing some difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate was firm at -346 feet per minute (fpm), which is within the normal range for a commercial airliner.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.8 meters from the centerline, which may indicate some difficulty in aligning the aircraft with the runway during the final approach. The local weather conditions were reported as calm, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 49°. This suggests that the landing was not significantly affected by wind or other weather-related factors.
The total landing distance was 1,786 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. This is a relatively normal landing distance for an aircraft of this size and type. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline, which may indicate some difficulty in maintaining a stable alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the optimal performance. The pilot may have been able to improve the landing by adjusting the approach speed and maintaining a more stable alignment with the runway.
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