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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 1.7°.
What happened: The wings held 1.7° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 0.9° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
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.
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.
The approach that landed joined below the 1,000 ft and 500 ft gates, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,039 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,565 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 19R at KICT Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,540 feet, which accounted for 15% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 119 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 180°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KICT Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. The climb took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 145 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,335 feet above sea level to 42,966 feet above sea level, an increase of 40,631 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles northeast of Dighton, Kansas. This phase lasted for 31 minutes and covered a distance of 194 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 3 miles north of CD17 Bijou Basin Airport in Byers, Colorado. The descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 29 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 42,548 feet above sea level to 11,947 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,602 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Aetna Estates, Colorado. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 22 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 2 miles northeast of CO82 Land Airport in Keenesburg, Colorado. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 11,953 feet above sea level to 5,570 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,383 feet.
The final approach to runway 17R at KDEN Denver International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 175.0° at an altitude of 2 nautical miles and 193 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at an altitude of 114 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 17R, which had a length of 12,039 feet. The threshold height at 174 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was too high at 112 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,087 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 99 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was heavy at -637 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 181 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 5 knots from a direction of 179°, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,129 feet, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 241 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 412 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 90 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft has landed at KDEN Denver International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 17R from the north was initiated at a height of 193 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft was heading 175.0° at the time of the approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 1,087 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is an excessively long distance. The touchdown speed of 99 knots was also higher than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -637 feet per minute (fpm) was also heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to a high rate of deceleration upon landing.
The runway touchdown position was also excessively misaligned by 181 feet from the centreline, which could have made the landing more difficult and increased the risk of veering off the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind of 5 knots at 179°. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 5 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 4,129 feet was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft may have taken a long time to come to a stop after landing, which could have increased the risk of overrunning the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 241 feet from the centreline, which could have made it difficult for the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing of the Cessna CJ4 Citation at KDEN Denver International Airport was not a smooth one, with several issues arising during the approach and landing phases. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or guidance to improve their skills and reduce the risk of similar incidents in the future.
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