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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 1.2 ft, 10 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks, where the approach path is 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 1,825 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 100 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
KLIT Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field was the departure point for the Cessna Citation X Winglets, which began its journey with a taxiing period of four minutes to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 22R, utilizing 793 meters, or 33% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 138 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 260 degrees, resulting in a 9-knot crosswind and a 14-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb approximately one mile northwest of Sweet Home, Arkansas. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 1,335 feet above sea level to 38,905 feet, a vertical increase of 37,571 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 116 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting eight minutes and covering 28 nautical miles, before initiating its enroute descent approximately six miles south of MU48 Sunburst Ranch Airport in Gainesville, Missouri. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 38,576 feet to 2,525 feet, a vertical decrease of 36,051 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 100 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at KJEF Jefferson City Memorial Airport was initiated from the southeast, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 305.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 959 feet above ground level. The landing was executed successfully, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 125 knots and a touchdown distance of 100 meters, or 43% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 280 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 6-knot headwind. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, completing the flight with a total distance of 251 nautical miles, a flight time of 58 minutes, and a fuel consumption of 914 kilograms.
The Cessna Citation X Winglets, painted in a distinctive silver, orange, and turquoise scheme, successfully completed a landing on runway 30 at KJEF Jefferson City Memorial Airport. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, aligning with the 305.0° heading at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 959 feet above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 125 knots, well within the acceptable range.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, it demonstrated good touchdown characteristics, with a distance of 100 meters and a speed of 125 knots. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -554 feet per minute, which may indicate a slight over-rotation. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 21°C and a gentle headwind of 6 knots, contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 791 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered to be of high quality, with a score of 95.2%. The crew's skill and attention to detail were evident throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases, resulting in a safe and efficient landing.
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