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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,137 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 126 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna Citation Longitude taxied from the parking area to runway 23L at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 23L, achieving a takeoff distance of 937 m which represented 36 % of the runway length; liftoff occurred at 133 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 32 °C with wind from 240° at 8 kt, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind component.
The first en-route climb began overhead KTYS, climbing from 1,992 ft asl to 3,483 ft asl, an altitude gain of 1,490 ft in 1 minute while covering 3 nm.
Level cruise commenced 3 miles west of Maryville, lasting 3 minutes and extending 14 nm.
A second climb segment started 1 mile north-west of the 1TN8 Ramada Helistop Kingsport, ascending from 3,491 ft asl to 35,485 ft asl, a gain of 31,995 ft in 12 minutes and traversing 79 nm.
The next cruise phase began 6 miles east of TN-72 King Airport Sevierville, persisted for 2 minutes and covered 12 nm.
Descent began 3 miles north-east of Gatlinburg, descending from 35,231 ft asl to 3,352 ft asl, a loss of 31,878 ft in 12 minutes while traveling 82 nm.
For the final approach to runway 17 at KAVL Asheville Regional Airport, the aircraft approached from the north on a heading of 160.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,166 ft agl. The touchdown occurred before the threshold at 113 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 251 fpm and a lateral deviation of 125.6 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 23 °C, wind from 160° at 8 kt, with no cross-wind and an 8 kt head-wind.
Landing roll measured 584 m, representing 27 % of the runway length, and the subsequent rollout remained misaligned by 127.6 m from the centreline.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 198 nm, taking 36, and consumed 744 kg of fuel.
The Cessna Citation Longitude conducted the final approach to runway 17 at KAVL Asheville Regional Airport from the north, maintaining a heading of 160.0° at 4 nm and 1,166 ft AGL. Local conditions were temperature 23 °C with wind 8 kt from 160°, providing a headwind component of 8 kt and no crosswind.
Touchdown occurred before the runway threshold at a speed of 113 kt, noted as a little fast, with a vertical rate of minus 251 fpm described as fair. The touchdown point was laterally displaced by 125.6 m from the centreline, and the aircraft used a total landing distance of 584 m, representing 27 % of the runway length.
During rollout the aircraft remained excessively misaligned, deviating 127.6 m from the centreline.
Improve lateral guidance to keep the aircraft within a tighter corridor of the centreline on final and at touchdown, and refine speed control to achieve the target VREF, which will help reduce both the lateral offset and the overspeed condition.
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