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Adjust power to bring the approach speed onto 114 kt and hold it through the gates.
What happened: The approach speed deviated from the target through the stabilisation gates. This kind of deviation usually carries through to an unstable threshold crossing.
Watch for: Watch the airspeed indicator against 114 kt.
Departure
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 125 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 154 kt, 29 kt past the 125 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 six 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: speed 74 kt FAST on the reference speed of 114 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 29 kt FAST on the reference speed of 114 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,320 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,370 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 18L at KTUL Tulsa International Airport. The taxi-out required 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Takeoff was executed on runway 18L. The aircraft used 3,289 ft of runway, representing 33 % of the available length, and lifted off at 155 kt. Ambient temperature was 64 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 270°, providing a 3 kt cross-wind and no head-wind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile south of KTUL, with the aircraft ascending from 1,636 ft asl to 15,007 ft asl, a gain of 13,371 ft. The climb was completed in 6 minutes while covering 35 nm.
Level cruise began about 2 miles north-east of KFOG Fort Gibson Airport and continued for 33 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 237 nm.
Descent started roughly 1 mile west of KHEE Thompson-Robbins Airport. Altitude decreased from 14,322 ft asl to 1,623 ft asl, a loss of 12,699 ft, over 10 minutes and a distance of 47 nm.
The final approach to runway 36L at KMEM Memphis International Airport was flown from the south, on a heading of 359.0°, at 4 nm and 1,313 ft agl.
Landing was made on runway 36L, whose total length is 9,320 ft. The threshold speed was 117 kt. Touchdown occurred 976 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 100 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 160 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 41 ft from the centreline. Local conditions were 59 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 270°, giving a 3 kt cross-wind and no head-wind.
Runway rollout covered a distance of 3,877 ft, equal to 42 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s path was misaligned by 52 ft from the centreline during the rollout.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, traveling less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 326 nm, took 55 minutes, and used 0 lbs of fuel.
The final approach to runway 36L at KMEM was conducted from the south on a heading of 359.0° at 4 nm and 1,313 ft agl, with a cross-wind component of 3 kt from 270° and no head-wind. The aircraft maintained the prescribed flight path and altitude for the approach, and the local temperature was 59 °F.
At the threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 117 kt. The flare was executed in accordance with the indicated parameters, leading to a smooth transition to the landing phase.
Touchdown occurred 976 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 100 kt, which was rated good, and a vertical rate of -160 fpm, also rated good. The touchdown point was misaligned by 41 ft from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,877 ft, representing 42 % of the 9,320-ft runway, and the rollout alignment was misaligned by 52 ft from the centreline.
To improve future performance, focus on maintaining centreline alignment during the final seconds of flare and through the rollout, aiming to keep the touchdown point within the designated zone and reduce lateral deviation. Consistent use of visual cues and brief cross-check of the runway centreline can help achieve tighter alignment without altering speed or flare technique.
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