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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 16 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
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 8,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,955 ft 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 area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 34 at KGZS Abernathy Field. The takeoff distance was 1,630 feet, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of KGZS Abernathy Field, near Pulaski, Tennessee. The climb started from an altitude of 1,862 feet above sea level and reached 10,007 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,145 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of Franklin, Kentucky. The descent started from an altitude of 9,992 feet above sea level and reached 1,812 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,180 feet, in 7 minutes and covering 29 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 20L at KBNA Nashville International Airport was made from the north, heading 198.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,200 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 20L, which had a length of 8,006 feet, was characterized by a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 120 knots. The touchdown point was 568 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 105 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was excellent at -55 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 3,250 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took just 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 129 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 36 minutes. The aircraft used 2,913 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KBNA Nashville International Airport on runway 20L. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 198.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,200 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 120 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly challenging landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 568 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 105 knots was also too fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. However, the touchdown rate of -55 feet per minute was excellent, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot, which may have contributed to the slightly challenging landing.
The total landing distance of 3,250 feet was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly with regards to the threshold speed and touchdown speed.
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