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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 9,521 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,838 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 18 at KDBQ Dubuque Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 378 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 134 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south of KDBQ Dubuque Regional Airport. The climb started from an altitude of 2,108 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 37,722 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,613 feet in 15 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered 79 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southwest of 5IA7 Murphy Field Private Airport. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered 60 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 5 miles southwest of Moulton, Iowa. The descent started from an altitude of 37,576 feet above sea level and ended at 5,692 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,885 feet in 18 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered 101 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles west of Plattsburg, Missouri. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 2 miles northwest of MO94 Starr Airport Trimble. The descent started from an altitude of 5,094 feet above sea level and ended at 1,265 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,830 feet in 4 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19L at KMCI Kansas City International Airport was made from the north, heading 192.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 251 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19L, which had a length of 2,902 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 126 knots.
The touchdown point was 133 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was too fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -85 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 150 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,303 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 32.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 18 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 263 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 69 minutes. The aircraft used 541 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) on runway 19L, but the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft scored an 80.9% on its landing, indicating that while it met some of the criteria, there were areas for improvement.
The final approach to the runway was initiated from the north, heading 192.0° at 4 nautical miles and 251 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on the 2,902-meter runway, which is a significant length, but the threshold height was reported as good. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 126 knots, which is above the recommended speed for a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 133 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 118 knots was also too fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touchdown. On the positive side, the touchdown rate was excellent at -85 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline, which is a significant deviation. This misalignment may have been due to the crosswind or headwind conditions, which were reported as 5 knots and 6 knots, respectively. The local weather conditions were also taken into account, with a temperature of 7°C and a wind direction of 150°.
The total landing distance was 1,303 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it may have been due to the aircraft's high speed at touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 32.1 meters from the centerline, which suggests that the pilot may have had difficulty controlling the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft was able to land safely at Kansas City International Airport, there were several areas for improvement. The pilot should focus on reducing the threshold speed, slowing down the aircraft before touchdown, and improving the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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