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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 3.3°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 352 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 0.3 ft.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 1,582 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,582 m of the 2,252 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 420 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Munich Airport (EDDM), the Airbus A321 initiated its taxiing sequence from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Upon reaching runway 26L, the aircraft began its departure roll, accelerating down the 2,433-meter-long runway, which it covered at 61% of its length. The takeoff distance was sufficient, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered a local weather pattern characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a gentle wind of 6 knots from a direction of 10°. The enroute climb phase commenced overhead Hallbergmoos, Bavaria, Germany, where the aircraft began its ascent from an altitude of 2,502 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 36,604 feet. This climb phase, which covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, took 19 minutes and resulted in an altitude increase of 34,102 feet. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 28 minutes and covered a distance of 206 nautical miles, before initiating its descent phase 40 miles northwest of Rogliano, Corse, France.
The descent phase, which covered a distance of 140 nautical miles, took 26 minutes and resulted in a decrease of 35,696 feet in altitude. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 02 at Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport (LFKJ), a 2,180-meter-long runway. The approach was conducted from the south, with a heading of 25.0°, and the aircraft touched down at a speed of 131 knots, slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was 420 meters, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 473 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,920 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted for 87 minutes.
The final approach to runway 02 at LFKJ Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport was conducted from the south, with a heading of 25.0° at 4 nm and 1,291 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 67 ft agl, which was above the target. The threshold speed of 137 kt was slightly above the target, indicating a slight over-control by the pilot.
The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 131 kt, which was a little fast, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -425 fpm. However, the touchdown distance of 420 m was good, indicating a well-executed flare by the pilot. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20 °C and a headwind of 9 kt, contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,497 m was 69% of the runway length, indicating a good utilization of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft remaining centered on the runway throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 92.1%, reflecting a good performance by the pilot, with some minor areas for improvement.
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