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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 1,824 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,824 m of the 3,197 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 604 m 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 25 at UNNT Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport. The takeoff distance was 525 meters, which is 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 117 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -4°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 219°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,378 feet above sea level to 19,867 feet above sea level in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 52 nautical miles. This phase began 4 miles south of Novosibirsk. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 23 miles south of Toguchin, descending from an altitude of 20,059 feet above sea level to 2,426 feet above sea level in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 13 miles east of Kemerovo, which lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23 at UNEE Kemerovo Airport was made from the north east, with the aircraft heading 234.0° at an altitude of 1,184 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 23 was successful, with the touchdown point being 319 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 98 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -166 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 31.2 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -6°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 200°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The total landing distance was 1,875 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 157 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 42 minutes. The aircraft used 203 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at UNEE Kemerovo Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 234.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,184 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 113 knots. This is a positive aspect of the landing, as it indicates that the pilot was able to maintain control and slow down the aircraft effectively. However, the touchdown point was located 319 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to extend the landing distance to ensure a safe touchdown.
The touchdown speed of 98 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, which may have contributed to the extended landing distance. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -166 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown smoothly.
One of the notable issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 12.5 meters. This may have been due to the crosswind component of 9 knots, which was blowing from the west. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -6°C and a wind speed of 16 knots from 200°, may have also contributed to the misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,875 meters was 59% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 31.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal performance. The pilot's ability to maintain control and slow down the aircraft effectively was evident, but the misalignment of the touchdown position and the runway rollout alignment may require further attention and training to improve the overall landing performance.
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