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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.
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 1,835 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,835 m of the 3,660 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 748 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 17 at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), with a takeoff distance of 1,460 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 80°. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from KMSP, the enroute climb began 1 mile south of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from an altitude of 1,832 feet above sea level to 33,474 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,642 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 130 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles southeast of Edgerton, Minnesota, and lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 644 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 12 miles north of Kemmerer Municipal Airport (KEMM) in Wyoming, descending from 34,074 feet above sea level to 5,517 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,557 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 104 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34L at Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 355.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 34L, which had a length of 3,660 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 147 knots.
The touchdown point was 336 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -321 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 350°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,758 meters, which was 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.9 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 887 nautical miles, taking 79 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,213 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) on runway 34L, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 336 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -321 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft did not experience any significant deceleration upon touchdown.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 21.8 meters. This misalignment was also observed during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was off-centerline by 21.9 meters. This suggests that the pilot may have had difficulty aligning the aircraft with the runway centerline during the landing and rollout phases.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 350°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions would not have significantly impacted the landing performance of the aircraft.
Overall, while the aircraft landed safely, the deviations from the ideal landing performance suggest that the pilot may have had some difficulty with the landing. The significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position and the rollout alignment are particular concerns, as they may indicate a lack of precision in the pilot's control of the aircraft during the landing phase.
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