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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,027 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,832 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 to the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 36R at KTUL Tulsa International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,372 feet, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 144 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 33°F and a wind speed of 23 knots from a direction of 0°. This resulted in a headwind of 23 knots and a negligible crosswind of 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of KTUL Tulsa International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,644 feet above sea level to 24,215 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,571 feet, in 10 minutes and covering 49 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northwest of Kansas, Oklahoma. This phase lasted for 78 minutes and covered a distance of 604 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles north of Swannanoa, North Carolina, descending from 23,982 feet above sea level to 7,396 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,586 feet, in 11 minutes and covering 58 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 2 miles north of Boger City, North Carolina, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 9 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 1 mile southeast of 20NC Mountain View Airport Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, where the aircraft descended from 6,948 feet above sea level to 2,003 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,945 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport was made from the north, heading 176.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18C, which had a length of 10,027 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 113 knots.
However, the touchdown point was 418 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 101 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -73 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 50°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 230°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,967 feet, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 743 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 113 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 18C, achieving a score of 93.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 176.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 113 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 101 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -73 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft's descent.
Despite the successful landing, there were a few areas for improvement. The touchdown point was 418 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft slightly late. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline, which could have been caused by a slight deviation in the pilot's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 50°F and winds of 8 knots at 230°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The total landing distance of 2,967 feet was 30% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to brake the aircraft slightly late or unevenly. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were a few areas for improvement that the pilot could work on to refine their skills.
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