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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 21°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 427 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 1,126 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,463 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 775 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 3.06 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 26 at PADQ Kodiak Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,076 feet, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 15 knots. The aircraft climbed from 1,107 feet above sea level to 40,918 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,811 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 22 miles south of AK07 Dog Fish Bay Airport Nanwalek and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 41,076 feet above sea level to 1,507 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,568 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. The descent started 6 miles northeast of Nikolaevsk.
The final approach to runway 15 at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was made from the north, heading 164.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,342 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 15, which had a length of 10,463 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 108 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 780 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 100 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -962 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 76 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 249°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 2,275 feet, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 80 feet from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 229 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes. The aircraft used 1,154 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 164.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,342 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 10,463 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target at 108 knots. This may indicate that the aircraft was not properly configured for landing, or that the pilot may have been experiencing difficulty in slowing down the aircraft. The touchdown distance of 780 feet was considered good, but the touchdown speed of 100 knots was a little fast. This may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -962 feet per minute (fpm), which is considered very heavy.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 76 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in aligning the aircraft with the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 70°F and a wind of 13 knots at 249°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was only 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 2,275 feet was 22% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 80 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in controlling the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are several areas that require improvement, including the threshold speed, touchdown speed, and runway alignment. The pilot may benefit from additional training or practice to improve their skills in landing the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft.
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