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There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 1,527 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,527 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 430 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (LICC), the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Upon reaching runway 08, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, utilizing 64% of the 1,452-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 144 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 21°C, with a gentle wind blowing at 6 knots from a direction of 160°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Catania, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 978 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 35,884 feet, a vertical gain of 34,906 feet over a distance of 149 nautical miles in 23 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase followed, commencing 15 miles south of Marina di Camerota, Italy, and lasting for 60 minutes as the aircraft covered a distance of 455 nautical miles. The descent phase began 1 mile southwest of Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria, and saw the aircraft descend from 36,038 feet to 2,847 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,191 feet over a distance of 110 nautical miles in 19 minutes.
Upon approaching Munich Airport (EDDM), the Airbus A321 initiated its final approach to runway 26L from the east, aligning itself with the runway at a height of 1,367 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 137 knots, and the touchdown distance was good at 435 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -346 feet per minute. The aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 723 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 119 minutes and a fuel consumption of 5,791 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 26L at EDDM Munich Airport from the east, heading 264.0° at 4 nm and 1,367 ft agl, was executed with good approach quality. The aircraft maintained a stable and controlled descent, with the threshold height being well within acceptable limits. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal approach speed.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 435 m, but the touchdown speed at 130 kt was a little fast, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -346 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the slight crosswind component of 5 kt. Despite this, the overall touchdown characteristics were satisfactory.
The aircraft's rollout was executed smoothly, with very good alignment to the centreline. The total landing distance of 1,450 m, which accounted for 36% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8 °C and a moderate headwind of 3 kt, did not significantly impact the landing. Overall, the landing was scored 98.3%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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