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Shorten the long landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 2,643 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,643 m of the 3,194 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,629 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport. This process took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 21, and the takeoff distance was 1,241 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of 16 knots at 239 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 13 knots. After departing from GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 59 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,032 feet above sea level to 27,269 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,236 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 18 miles northwest of Costa Calma, and it lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 24 miles east of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 64 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 27,336 feet above sea level to 2,667 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,670 feet.
The enroute level cruise started again 22 miles southwest of Mogan and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25 at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport took place from the east, with the aircraft heading 250.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,384 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 25 at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport took place on a runway with a length of 3,194 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 150 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was very hard at -558 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of 10 knots at 290 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 2,537 meters, which accounted for 79% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 38.9 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 190 nautical miles, and the flight took 58 minutes. The aircraft used 2,490 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft has successfully landed at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach to runway 25 was initiated from the east, heading 250.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,384 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it was found that the threshold height at 82 ft agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than expected when reaching the runway threshold.
The threshold speed, however, was slightly above the target at 150 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was approaching the runway at a slightly higher speed than desired. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, which may indicate that the aircraft was not properly aligned with the runway centerline or that the pilot was not able to slow down the aircraft sufficiently before touchdown.
The touchdown speed of 142 knots was good, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and speed effectively. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -558 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the aircraft was not properly configured for landing or that the pilot was not able to slow down the aircraft sufficiently before touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the long touchdown point and the hard touchdown rate. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 290°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, and the headwind component was 8 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance was 2,537 meters, which is 79% of the available runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown, but the rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 38.9 meters from the centerline. This may indicate that the pilot was not able to properly align the aircraft with the runway centerline after touchdown, which could have contributed to the long landing distance and the hard touchdown rate. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement that the pilot and the aircraft's systems could focus on to achieve a more optimal landing performance.
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