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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,969 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,969 m of the 3,602 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 588 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, taking 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 33, with a takeoff distance of 1,158 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 158 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -5°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 310°.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it began to ascend from 1,081 feet above sea level to 23,733 feet, an increase of 22,652 feet in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 53 nautical miles. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of Langenhorn, a town in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for 2 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles, before beginning another climb from 24,009 feet to 37,009 feet, an increase of 13,000 feet in 13 minutes, covering 97 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to cruise at various altitudes, with a level cruise lasting 7 minutes, covering 56 nautical miles, and another level cruise lasting 13 minutes, covering 95 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 37,023 feet to 35,287 feet, a decrease of 1,737 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The descent continued from 35,008 feet to 6,385 feet, a decrease of 28,623 feet in 18 minutes, covering 107 nautical miles.
The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles, before beginning its final descent from 6,007 feet to 2,005 feet, a decrease of 4,002 feet in 6 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34 at Vienna International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 344.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,406 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34 was made with a threshold height slightly above the target, and a threshold speed that was too high at 161 knots. The touchdown point was 171 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was fast, and a touchdown rate of -358 feet per minute, which was firm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,887 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 473 nautical miles, taking 86 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,814 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Vienna International Airport (LOWW) on runway 34, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 344.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,406 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 171 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight overextension of the landing.
The touchdown speed of 142 knots was higher than the target speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -358 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast during the landing, which could have contributed to the overextension of the landing. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 21 knots from 339°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 21 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing. The runway length at LOWW is 3,602 meters, which is sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,887 meters, representing 52% of the runway.
Despite the deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the aircraft's runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing and subsequent rollout. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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