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Reduce power on approach to bring speed back to 109 kt; correcting it early stops it carrying to the threshold and beyond.
What happened: The approach ran fast on speed, and that excess was still present at the threshold, crossing at 131 kt against a target of 109 kt; carrying that much extra speed usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 109 kt on approach, and threshold speed against 109 kt at the threshold.
Departure
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 130 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 139 kt, 9 kt past the 130 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and speed 54 kt FAST on the reference speed of 109 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 45 kt FAST on the reference speed of 109 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,642 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,642 m of the 3,043 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 626 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna Citation Longitude taxied from the parking area to runway 13 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport. The taxi-out required 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced the departure roll on runway 13 at KLGA. Takeoff distance measured 840 m, 39 % of the runway, and liftoff occurred at 140 kt. Ambient conditions were 29 °C with wind from 159° at 17 kt, including a 10 kt crosswind component and a 13 kt headwind.
Climb began overhead East Elmhurst, New York, with altitude increasing from 1,012 ft asl to 3,090 ft asl, a gain of 2,078 ft in 1 minute while covering 4 nm.
A level cruise segment started 1 mile southeast of Bayside, New York, lasting 2 minutes and traversing 7 nm.
Descent commenced over the 6N6 Evers Seaplane Base, New York, descending from 3,073 ft asl to 74 ft asl, a loss of 2,999 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
The aircraft then climbed again over KLGA LaGuardia Airport, rising from 75 ft asl to 18,282 ft asl, an increase of 18,208 ft in 6 minutes while covering 30 nm.
A prolonged cruise segment originated over Society Hill, New Jersey, lasting 96 minutes and covering 687 nm.
Descent resumed 2 miles northeast of Susan Moore, Alabama, dropping from 18,729 ft asl to 3,362 ft asl, a decrease of 15,367 ft in 12 minutes and covering 89 nm.
A subsequent cruise segment began 1 mile southwest of Powder Springs, Georgia, lasting 6 minutes and covering 40 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 270.0°, at 4 nm and 1,239 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26L, which is 3,043 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 131 kt. Touchdown was recorded 203 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 120 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 124 fpm and very good alignment. Local weather was 28 °C with wind from 230° at 4 kt, including a 3 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind. Total landing distance measured 1,554 m, 51 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 869 nm, required 132 and used 3,474 kg of fuel.
The aircraft Cessna Citation Longitude was on final approach to runway 26L at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport from the east, heading 270.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,239 ft agl. Local weather was Temperature 28 °C, Wind 4 kt at 230 ° with a Crosswind: 3 kt and Headwind: 3 kt. Good threshold height was reported, but the threshold speed was too high at 131 kt.
During the flare the aircraft touched down 203 m beyond the touchdown zone, and touchdown speed at 120 kt was fast.
Touchdown was smooth with a vertical rate of minus 124 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good. Total landing distance was 1,554 m, 51 % of runway, on a runway length 3,043 m.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the approach and touchdown speeds toward the target values to keep the touchdown point within the touchdown zone. Fine-tune flare timing so the aircraft contacts the runway nearer the aim point about 300 m (1,000 ft) in, which will also help keep the landing distance well within runway limits.
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