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Improve the touchdown
Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
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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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 11,783 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,151 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.84 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 25C at Hong Kong International Airport, a movement that required 21 minutes and covered 7 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25C, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,748 ft (15 % of runway) and achieved liftoff at 137 kt; local weather reported a temperature of 95 °F, wind 13 kt from 220°, with a 6 kt crosswind component and an 11 kt headwind.
The initial climb commenced overhead VHHH, climbing from 957 ft asl to 35,993 ft asl, an increase of 35,036 ft achieved in 15 minutes while covering 97 nm.
A brief level cruise followed 37 miles southeast of Yangjiang, lasting 2 minutes and extending the flight by 15 nm.
The first descent began 37 miles south of Yangjiang, descending from 36,351 ft asl to 26,009 ft asl, a loss of 10,342 ft in 5 minutes over 43 nm.
A second cruise segment started 55 miles southeast of Wuchuan, persisting for 2 minutes and adding 13 nm to the track.
Subsequently, the aircraft descended from 26,008 ft asl to 2,133 ft asl, a decrease of 23,876 ft completed in 12 minutes while covering 64 nm.
A modest climb followed 17 miles northeast of Haikou Meilan International Airport, rising from 2,564 ft asl to 3,188 ft asl, an increase of 624 ft in 2 minutes across 6 nm.
The next descent started 19 miles east of the same airport, dropping from 3,188 ft asl to 1,464 ft asl, a loss of 1,723 ft in 3 minutes and spanning 9 nm.
A short level cruise then occurred 13 miles east of Haikou Meilan, lasting 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at Haikou Meilan was executed from the east, on a heading of 267.0°, at 4 nm and 675 ft agl.
At 526 ft agl the crew initiated a go-around on runway 27, climbing away before a subsequent approach.
Landing on runway 27 was performed with a runway length of 11,783 ft; the threshold stood at 86 ft agl and the threshold speed was 115 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,140 ft down the runway at 108 kt, with a heavy touchdown rate of minus 864 fpm and a lateral deviation of 10 ft from the centreline. Local conditions were 88 °F, wind 4 kt from 247°, with a 1 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind. The total landing distance measured 2,545 ft, representing 22 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 268nm, lasted 60 minutes, and consumed 1,553 lbs of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X entered the final approach to runway 27 at ZJHK Haikou Meilan International Airport from the east on a heading of 267.0° at 4 nm and 675 ft agl. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the flaps were not set. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 88 °F, wind 4 kt from 247°, with a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 86 ft agl, which was significantly above the target height. The threshold speed was good at 115 kt, indicating the aircraft was within the expected speed range for the flare.
Touchdown occurred 1,140 ft down the runway, a good distance, with a speed of 108 kt that was a little fast. The vertical rate was very heavy at minus 864 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 10 ft from the centreline. The total landing distance measured 2,545 ft, representing 22 % of the runway length.
Rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft remaining centred on the runway centreline through the deceleration phase.
To improve future performance, ensure the flaps are selected before reaching the 1,000 ft gate to achieve a stabilized approach, and refine the flare to reduce the vertical rate and avoid a heavy touchdown. Maintaining these parameters will help convert the solid 84.2 % score into an even higher rating.
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