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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 29 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 29 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 29 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 5,109 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,109 ft of the 13,083 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,299 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Luton Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 25, with a takeoff distance of 4,556 feet, which was 67% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 69°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 165°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Luton, England, and the aircraft ascended from 1,422 feet above sea level to 33,111 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,689 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 38 miles east of Southwold, Suffolk, England. This phase of the flight lasted for 119 minutes, covering a distance of 985 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 5 miles south-east of Holovyne, Zhytomyrska Oblast, Ukraine. The descent from 33,272 feet above sea level to 4,815 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,457 feet, took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles north of Velyka Dymerka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. This phase of the flight lasted for only 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles south of Velyka Dymerka. The descent from 4,277 feet above sea level to 1,661 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,616 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18L at Boryspil International Airport was made from the north, heading 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,237 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18L, which had a length of 13,083 feet, was successful, with a threshold height that was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 940 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -208 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 76°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 330°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,850 feet, which was 37% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,197 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 169 minutes. The aircraft used 17,385 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at UKBB Boryspil International Airport, achieving a score of 94.8%. The final approach to runway 18L was initiated from the north, heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,237 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 137 kt, registering at 138 kt. The touchdown point was located 940 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing path.
The touchdown speed of 126 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -208 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
During the landing, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline, which may have been caused by factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 76°F and a wind speed of 4 kt at 330°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 2 kt, while the tailwind component was 3 kt, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the centerline. The total landing distance of 4,850 feet was 37% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance.
Upon rollout, the aircraft's alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 94.8%.
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