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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,048 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 671 m 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 to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 03 at ZSFZ Fuzhou Changle International Airport. The takeoff distance was 566 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 134 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 40°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead ZSFZ Fuzhou Changle International Airport. The climb took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 29 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,063 feet above sea level to 31,800 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,737 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 3 miles east of Beishancun, and it lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 30 miles west of Huangyan, and it took 18 minutes to descend from 32,003 feet above sea level to 4,009 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,994 feet. The descent covered a distance of 81 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute level cruise 10 miles east of Fenghua, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final enroute descent started 13 miles south east of Ningbo, and it took 4 minutes to descend from 3,517 feet above sea level to 1,238 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,279 feet. The descent covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31 at ZSNB Ningbo Lishe International Airport was made from the south east, with a heading of 304.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,219 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31, which had a length of 3,048 meters. The threshold height at 83 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 105 knots. The touchdown point was 374 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 90 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -226 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.6 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 21.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 1°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 340°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,560 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 269 nautical miles, and the flight took 60 minutes. The aircraft used 586 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at Ningbo Lishe International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft scored a 74.0% on its landing, indicating that there were some areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 31 was initiated from the southeast, heading 304.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,219 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 90 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown point was 374 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft overshot the intended landing spot. The touchdown rate of -226 feet per minute was also considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly.
One of the major issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off by 21.6 meters from the centerline. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was off by 21.3 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have had difficulty aligning the aircraft with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 340°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to handle them with ease.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control of the aircraft during the final approach and landing. However, there is room for improvement in terms of aligning the aircraft with the runway and bringing it down to the ground more smoothly.
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