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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,026 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 18 at KOMA Eppley Airfield, with a takeoff distance of 3,430 feet, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 78°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 170°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and climbing from an altitude of 2,003 feet above sea level to 25,131 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,128 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 36 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles west of Nebraska City, Nebraska, and lasted for 30 minutes, covering a distance of 201 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 6 miles south of the 45KS Liebau Ranch Airport in Grenola, Kansas, and lasted for 15 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 25,137 feet above sea level to 1,893 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,243 feet, and covered a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18L at KTUL Tulsa International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 183.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 10,014 feet, and the threshold height was above the target, while the threshold speed was well above the target at 109 knots.
The touchdown point was 603 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 91 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 83°F and a wind speed of 23 knots from a direction of 180°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 23 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,722 feet, which was 27% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 314 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 63 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 2,907 pounds.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KTUL Tulsa International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 18L, which has a length of 10,014 feet.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 109 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been applying too much power during the flare. The touchdown point was 603 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance.
The touchdown speed of 91 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent during the flare. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute (fpm), which is a good indication of the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 83°F and a wind speed of 23 knots from 180°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 23 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 2,722 feet, which is 27% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are some areas for improvement, including reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and improving the alignment of the aircraft during the approach and landing phases.
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