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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.6 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 4°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 542 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 0.6 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,568 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,568 m of the 2,895 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 194 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 26 at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, Estonia. The takeoff distance was 1,158 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 300 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Peetri, Estonia, and rising from an altitude of 1,153 feet above sea level to 15,910 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,756 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 9 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles. This phase started 1 mile southeast of Sipa, Estonia. The aircraft then began its first descent, which started 12 miles south of Kihnu Airfield, Estonia, and descended from 15,932 feet above sea level to 9,927 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,005 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 2 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. This phase started 16 miles southwest of Vitrupes lidlauks, Latvia. The aircraft then began its second descent, which started 18 miles west of Saulkrasti, Latvia, and descended from 9,944 feet above sea level to 3,924 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,020 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 37 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. This phase started 3 miles east of Valgundes lidlauks, Latvia. The aircraft then began its third descent, which started 4 miles south of Olaine, Latvia, and descended from 3,926 feet above sea level to 1,438 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,488 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36 at Riga International Airport, Latvia, was made from the south, with a heading of 3.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,374 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 2,895 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 133 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 195 meters, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -719 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 320 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,487 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Riga International Airport, achieving a score of 90.3%. The final approach to runway 36 was conducted from the south, with a heading of 3.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,374 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 195 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 129 knots. However, the touchdown rate was considered heavy at -719 feet per minute, indicating a steeper descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.3 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 320°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was also 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,487 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 12.7 meters, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly with regards to the touchdown rate and the alignment of the aircraft during rollout. However, the pilot's performance was still considered satisfactory, and the aircraft was able to land safely within the designated runway area.
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