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Add power on short final to hold 120 kt at the threshold rather than letting speed decay.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 102 kt against a target of 120 kt, below reference speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, hold 120 kt down to the threshold.
Departure
Raise the gear promptly once a positive rate is confirmed, before reaching the gate altitude.
What happened: Gear retraction was late relative to the target height for this stage of the climb.
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.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
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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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,648 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and glideslope 5.4° against the runway's 3°.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,927 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 28 ft 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 32L at KBLV Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport, a movement that lasted 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 32L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 127 kt and became airborne after a takeoff distance of 1,654 ft, representing 21 % of the runway. Local weather at the time was temperature 61 °F, wind 2 kt from 270°, with a 2 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
The climb commenced overhead Scott Air Force Base, climbing from 987 ft asl to 14,232 ft asl, an altitude gain of 13,245 ft achieved in 5 minutes while covering 21 nm.
Level cruise began 2 mi north of Baldwin, Illinois, and continued for 32 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 205 nm at cruise altitude.
Descent started 2 mi north-west of the 54MA Wolf River Rossville fix in Tennessee, descending from 14,687 ft asl to 2,150 ft asl, a loss of 12,537 ft in 10 minutes and covering 48 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at KMEM Memphis International Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 271.0°, at 2 nm distance and 1,868 ft agl. Weather at the destination was temperature 59 °F, wind 2 kt from 270°, with a 0 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
Landing on runway 27 was completed with a threshold speed of 102 kt; touchdown occurred 27 ft beyond the threshold at a speed of 102 kt and a vertical rate of minus 430 fpm. The total landing distance was 925 ft, equal to 10 % of the 8,927 ft runway length, and alignment was reported as very good.
Runway rollout proceeded with very good alignment, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the calculated landing distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 280 nm, lasted 55 minutes, and consumed 7,171 lb of fuel.
The Cessna Citation Longitude received a final-approach score of 89.1 % to runway 27 at KMEM Memphis International Airport, arriving from the east on a heading of 271.0 ° at 2 nm and 1,868 ft agl. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate, with a sink rate too high and the aircraft off the glideslope; local weather was 59 °F with a 2 kt wind from 270°, giving a 2 kt headwind and zero crosswind.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height and a good threshold speed of 102 kt. The flare was executed with the aircraft positioned correctly for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 27 ft beyond the threshold at a speed of 102 kt, which was rated good, while the touchdown rate was hard at minus 430 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The aircraft rolled out on runway 27, which is 8,927 ft long, covering a total landing distance of 925 ft, representing 10 % of the runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
To improve the score, focus on establishing a stabilized approach earlier to reduce sink rate and keep the aircraft on the glideslope, and refine flare timing to achieve a smoother touchdown while preserving the good alignment already demonstrated.
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