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Departure
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 125 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 139 kt, 14 kt past the 125 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the 125 kt rotation target.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Lower the gear before the stabilisation gate, not after it.
What happened: On the approach, the gear was not down at the stabilisation gate.
Watch for: Gear position indicator against the stabilisation gate call.
See Arrival Approach
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 six 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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and speed 45 kt FAST on the reference speed of 123 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, centreline 1.7° off, against a 1° limit and speed 27 kt FAST on the reference speed of 123 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,492 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,752 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 runway 18C at KMEM Memphis International Airport in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 18C, the aircraft used 2,866 ft of runway, representing 26 % of the available length, and lifted off at 140 kt. Ambient conditions were 63 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 270 °, a cross-wind component of 2 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile south of KMEM, with the airplane ascending from 1,285 ft asl to 25,011 ft asl, a gain of 23,726 ft achieved in 10 minutes while covering 60 nm.
The first cruise segment began 6 miles east of KHKA Blytheville Municipal Airport and continued for 33 minutes, during which 273 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started about 1 mile east of IL57 Cottonwood Airport, with the aircraft descending from 24,995 ft asl to 3,268 ft asl, a loss of 21,727 ft over 13 minutes and a distance of 75 nm.
A second level cruise was initiated 2 miles north-east of 8IS7 Dewey Leland, lasting 5 minutes and covering 14 nm before the final approach began.
The final approach to runway 09 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport was executed from the west, on a heading of 90.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,289 ft agl, under conditions of 61 °F, wind 2 kt from 270 °, no cross-wind and a 2 kt tail-wind.
Landing on runway 09, which is 6,492 ft long, occurred with a threshold speed of 120 kt. Touchdown was recorded beyond the midpoint of the runway, using more than 50 % of the available length; the aircraft touched down at 114 kt with a vertical speed of minus 236 fpm and was laterally offset by 66 ft from the centreline. Total landing distance measured 4,314 ft, equivalent to 66 % of the runway.
Runway rollout continued with a slight centreline deviation of 41 ft, after which the aircraft completed the landing phase.
In total, the flight covered 427 nm, required 65 (units as reported) of time, and consumed 0 lbs of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X entered the final approach to runway 09 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport from the west, flying a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,289 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable because the gear was not down, and the aircraft continued in the prevailing local weather of 61 °F with a 2-kt wind from 270°, no crosswind and a 2-kt tailwind.
At threshold the aircraft displayed a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 120 kt, indicating the aircraft was correctly configured for the flare.
Touchdown occurred very long down the runway, using more than 50 % of the available 6,492 ft, with a touchdown speed of 114 kt that was a little fast and a fair touchdown rate of minus 236 fpm. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 66 ft from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 4,314 ft, representing 66 % of the runway length.
During rollout the aircraft remained slightly misaligned, drifting 41 ft from the centreline before exiting the runway.
Refine the touchdown point to achieve the aim point approximately 300 m (1,000 ft) in, which will reduce the runway usage and improve alignment. Consistently maintaining centreline tracking through the flare and rollout will also minimize the observed lateral deviations.
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