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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 9,686 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,935 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at LIRN Naples International Airport in 10 minutes, covering 6 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 2,981 ft, representing 37 % of the runway, and achieved liftoff at 130 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 82 °F, wind 7 kt from 359°, a crosswind component of 6 kt and a tailwind component of 4 kt.
The initial climb began overhead Vicaria (Campania, Italy), ascending from 1,163 ft asl to 37,996 ft asl, an increase of 36,833 ft in 16 minutes while covering 106 nm.
Level cruise commenced 20 miles north-west of Ponza (Lazio, Italy) and lasted 7 minutes, during which 52 nm were flown.
A second climb segment started 28 miles south of Santa Marinella (Lazio, Italy), climbing from 37,997 ft asl to 44,804 ft asl, an increase of 6,807 ft in 5 minutes and covering 35 nm.
The next cruise phase began 25 miles south of Isola del Giglio (Toscana, Italy), lasting 3 minutes and encompassing 24 nm.
Descent commenced 22 miles south-west of Giglio Castello (Toscana, Italy), descending from 44,998 ft asl to 4,019 ft asl, a decrease of 40,978 ft in 28 minutes while covering 178 nm.
A further cruise segment started 5 miles south of Theoule-sur-Mer (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France), lasting 5 minutes and covering 17 nm.
The subsequent descent began 3 miles south of Cannes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France), descending from 3,660 ft asl to 1,116 ft asl, a decrease of 2,544 ft in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
On final approach to runway 04R at LFMN Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport, the aircraft approached from the south-west on a heading of 42.0°, at 4 nm and 1,095 ft agl.
Landing on runway 04R, which is 9,686 ft long, the threshold height of 56 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed was 122 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,542 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 98 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 380 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 138 ft from the centreline, and the total landing distance was 4,285 ft, representing 44 % of the runway. Local weather at the time was 79 °F, wind 7 kt from 350°, a crosswind of 6 kt and a headwind component of 4 kt.
Runway rollout alignment remained significantly misaligned by 138 ft from the centreline.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 433 nm, took 81 minutes, and consumed 2,397 lb of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X entered the final approach to runway 04R at LFMN Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport from the south-west on a heading of 42.0° at 4 nm and 1,095 ft AGL. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the aircraft was off the centreline.
At the threshold the height of 56 ft AGL was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 122 kt was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 1,542 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 98 kt that was judged good. The aircraft settled with a firm rate of -380 fpm and the touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 138 ft from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 4,285 ft, representing 44 % of the runway length, and the rollout remained significantly misaligned by 138 ft from the centreline.
Improving lateral alignment on the final approach will help keep the aircraft on centreline and reduce the 138 ft deviation observed at touchdown and during rollout. Maintaining a stable approach path should also support better alignment throughout the flare and landing phases.
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