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Hold the approach speed
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.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,233 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,191 ft touchdown sits inside 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 18 at Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) in Wichita, Kansas. The takeoff distance was 1,744 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 123 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 93°F and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 204°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KAAO, and climbed from an altitude of 2,493 feet above sea level to 6,806 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,313 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of Benton, Kansas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, starting 4 miles east of Potwin, Kansas, and climbed from 7,290 feet above sea level to 17,840 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,550 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 8 miles southeast of 62KS Dexter Field Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting 2 miles northwest of Lyndon, Kansas, and descended from 17,784 feet above sea level to 2,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,778 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 64 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) was made from the north, heading 193.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,248 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19, which had a length of 6,233 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 100 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,188 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 95 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 55 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 90°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 119°, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,465 feet, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 75 feet from the centreline. 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 156 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 38 minutes. The aircraft used 793 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) on runway 19. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 193.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,248 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 87.5%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 1,188 feet, which is considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 95 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
One notable issue during the landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 55 feet off the centreline. This could be attributed to factors such as wind, pilot error, or a combination of both. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 90°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from 119°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,465 feet was 40% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 75 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft's rollout was not entirely smooth. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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