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Reduce your height at the threshold
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,670 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,249 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KUKF Wilkes County Airport. This process took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 01, with a takeoff distance of 2,577 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 130 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 47°F and winds of 6 knots at 262°. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead Hays, North Carolina, and continued for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 2,813 feet above sea level to 19,997 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,184 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Woodlawn, Virginia, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 19,761 feet above sea level to 18,508 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,253 feet, in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of Radford, Virginia, and lasted for 31 minutes, covering a distance of 202 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 18,492 feet above sea level to 4,390 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,102 feet, in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead 47PA Homan Airport State College, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 4,409 feet above sea level to 2,505 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,904 feet, in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at KUNV State College Regional Airport was from the southwest, with a heading of 53.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,260 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at 1,064 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 06, with a touchdown distance of 1,253 feet, which was good. The touchdown speed was 109 knots, which was fast, while the touchdown rate was -157 feet per minute, which was good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 47°F and winds of 6 knots at 262°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 5 knots. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The total landing distance was 2,814 feet, which accounted for 42% of the runway.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 321 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes. The aircraft used 2,913 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KUNV State College Regional Airport, but the landing was not without some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 53.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,260 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 06, which has a length of 6,670 feet.
However, there were some issues with the landing. The threshold height at 550 feet agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than it should have been at that point. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 113 knots, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. Despite these issues, the touchdown distance was good at 1,253 feet, and the touchdown speed of 109 knots was fast, but not excessively so.
The touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and safely after touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, which is a positive aspect of the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also favorable, with a temperature of 47°F and winds of 6 knots at 262°.
The crosswind component was relatively light at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was 5 knots, which is not significant enough to have a major impact on the landing. The total landing distance was 2,814 feet, which is 42% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and safely after touchdown.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled rollout after touchdown. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently at KUNV State College Regional Airport.
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