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Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink only for 238 fpm of it to come back as the aircraft ballooned before touchdown; this pattern usually carries the touchdown further down the runway, and here it touched down 1,034 m past the target point.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 2,244 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,244 m of the 3,890 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,491 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London Heathrow Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey on runway 27R, taking off with a distance of 1,847 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 163 knots, with a local temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a gentle headwind of 2 knots. As it departed the UK airspace, the aircraft climbed from 1,108 feet above sea level to 34,931 feet, a vertical increase of 33,823 feet, in just 25 minutes and covering 164 nautical miles.
The enroute climb continued as the aircraft entered French airspace, with a brief level cruise phase overhead Bouafles, Normandie, lasting just 2 minutes and covering 41 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 35,005 feet to 37,124 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering 50 nautical miles. The majority of the flight was spent in a level cruise phase, lasting 88 minutes and covering 424 nautical miles, as the aircraft flew over the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The descent phase began 22 miles north east of Macinaggio, Corse, with the aircraft descending from 37,032 feet to 2,809 feet in just 12 minutes and covering 126 nautical miles.
As the aircraft entered Italian airspace, it began its final approach to runway 16L at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, flying from the north and heading 163.0 degrees. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown point 1,075 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and a touchdown speed of 126 knots. The total landing distance was 2,163 meters, accounting for 56% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 7 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 832 nautical miles, taking 92 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,515 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The aircraft touched down on runway 16L at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, with a threshold height of 58 ft agl, slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 141 kt was also slightly above the target, but the touchdown speed of 126 kt was well within acceptable limits. The touchdown point was located 1,075 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slightly long touchdown. The touchdown rate of -267 fpm was fair, but not ideal.
The approach quality was good, with a heading of 163.0 ° from the north at 4 nm and 1,805 ft agl. The runway length of 3,894 m provided ample space for the aircraft to come to a stop. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 2 kt at 270 °, contributed to a relatively calm landing environment. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 2 kt and 1 kt respectively.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 2,163 m, which accounted for 56 % of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft remained on centreline throughout the rollout phase. The final score of 87.5 % reflects a good but not exceptional performance, with some room for improvement in terms of touchdown point and touchdown rate.
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