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The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,621 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,149 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
On runway 36 at VTCC Chiang Mai International Airport the aircraft commenced its departure roll, achieving a takeoff distance of 3,627 ft (32 % of the runway) and lifting off at 134 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 84 °F, wind 3 kt from 20°, with a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
Climb began overhead VTCC, with the airplane ascending from 2,018 ft asl to 37,997 ft asl-a gain of 35,980 ft-over 15 minutes while covering 102 nm.
The first cruise segment started 40 mi north-east of VYLK Loikaw Airport and continued for 47 minutes, during which 433 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 13 mi south-east of Burhanuddin, dropping from 37,991 ft asl to 5,882 ft asl, a loss of 32,108 ft in 16 minutes and spanning 119 nm.
A subsequent cruise began 7 mi south of Baduria, lasting 7 minutes and covering 22 nm.
The next descent started 1 mi south-east of Dam Dam, reducing altitude from 5,851 ft asl to 2,003 ft asl-a decrease of 3,848 ft-in 3 minutes while traveling 13 nm.
A brief cruise followed 2 mi east of Rajpur Sonarpur, lasting 2 minutes and encompassing 5 nm.
Descent resumed 1 mi north of Rajpur Sonarpur, descending from 1,597 ft asl to 789 ft asl, a loss of 807 ft in 2 minutes over 4 nm.
The final cruise segment originated 4 mi south-east of Kolkata, persisted for 2 minutes and covered an additional 5 nm.
During the final approach to runway 01R at VECC Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, the aircraft approached from the south on a heading of 6.0° at 2 nm and 728 ft agl.
Landing on runway 01R, whose total length is 11,929 ft, the aircraft encountered a threshold height of 83 ft agl, which was significantly above target, and a threshold speed of 118 kt. Touchdown occurred 402 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 104 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 218 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 49 ft from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 84 °F, wind 12 kt from 110°, a 12 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt tail-wind component. Total landing distance measured 3,460 ft, representing 29 % of the runway, and the rollout was misaligned by 60 ft from the centreline.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 709 nm, required 106 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 3,075 lb of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X entered the final approach to runway 01R at VECC Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport from the south, on a heading of 6.0° at 2 nm and 728 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft encountered a height of 83 ft agl, which was significantly above target, while the threshold speed of 118 kt was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 402 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 104 kt judged good and a vertical rate of -218 fpm described as fair; the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 49 ft from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 3,460 ft, representing 29 % of the runway length, and the rollout alignment was misaligned by 60 ft from the centreline.
To improve future performance, attention should be given to achieving the intended threshold height and tightening lateral alignment both at touchdown and during rollout, which will help keep the aircraft within the optimal touchdown corridor and reduce runway deviation.
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