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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.
The approach, gate by gate
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 2,804 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 area to the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 14L at KOMA Eppley Airfield. The takeoff distance was 1,908 feet, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 67°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 170°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and ascended from an altitude of 1,994 feet above sea level to 20,617 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,622 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles southwest of Nebraska City, Nebraska, and lasted for 33 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 227 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 5 miles northeast of KPAW Pawhuska Airport in Oklahoma and involved a descent from 19,911 feet above sea level to 1,909 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,002 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 44 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 an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18L, which had a length of 10,014 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 102 knots. The touchdown point was 1,922 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 87 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -421 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 79°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,883 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing from the runway to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 318 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 63 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KTUL Tulsa International Airport, with a final approach score of 89.4%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a smooth landing on runway 18L, which has a length of 10,014 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed of 102 kt, which may have been due to the aircraft's weight or other factors. The touchdown point was 1,922 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 87 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing.
The touchdown rate was hard at -421 feet per minute (fpm), which may have been due to the aircraft's weight or the pilot's decision to touch down at a higher speed. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach or a slight crosswind.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 5 kt at 79°. The crosswind component was 4 kt, and the tailwind component was 1 kt. The total landing distance was 4,883 feet, which is 49% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for aircraft of this size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown rate.
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