LFLG to LFMN Flight Report - Cessna CJ4 Citation

Flight from LFLG to LFMN

Saturday, 19 July 2025 03:17

Minutes 32

128 nm

Fuel 219 kg

Cessna CJ4 Citation

Departure

LFLG

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France

Altitude

719 ft asl

Weight

6,114 kg

Fuel

1,435 kg

Arrival

Runway 04L at LFMN

Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport

Nice Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

10 ft asl

Altitude

5,894 kg

Weight

1,216 kg

Fuel

28 °C

Temperature

11 kt

Wind Speed

110.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

10 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.94%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 87.88%

The flight in question was operated by a Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft. The enroute climb phase began over Chamrousse in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France, where the aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 26,766 feet above sea level to 26,782 feet above sea level, a gain of 16 feet in just one minute, while covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.

Following the climb phase, the aircraft entered the enroute level cruise phase, which started over Villard-Saint-Christophe in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. During this phase, the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for five minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent phase, which started approximately one mile south of LFTG Grand Terrus Airport Serres in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region of France. The descent phase was quite steep, with the aircraft dropping from an altitude of 26,806 feet above sea level to 1,282 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,524 feet in 23 minutes, while covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 45.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the runway, and at an altitude of 1,260 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04L, which has a length of 2,561 meters.

The landing was slightly above target in terms of threshold height, with the aircraft touching down at an altitude of 59 feet above ground level, and also slightly above target in terms of threshold speed, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 101 knots. The touchdown point was 314 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 93 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -351 feet per minute.

However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centreline, by 19.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 109 degrees. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,440 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centreline, by 25.3 meters. The total flight distance was 128 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 32 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 219 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Chamrousse (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France). Climbing from 26,766 ft asl to 26,782 ft asl, an increase of 16 ft in 1 minutes and covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 290 kt 289 kt min to max 291 kt	289		291 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 6 fpm -32 fpm min to max 39 fpm	-11		-32 fpm
Info	Average altitude 26,772 ft asl 26,765 ft asl min to max 26,783 ft asl	26,766		26,782 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.8		-0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Battery Master On at 03:17:30
Info	Engine 1 Started at 03:17:30
Info	Engine 2 Started at 03:17:30
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 03:17:30
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 03:17:30
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 03:17:30
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 03:17:30
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 03:17:30
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 03:17:30
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 03:17:30
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 03:17:30

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Villard-Saint-Christophe (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 35 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 26,804 ft asl 26,780 ft asl min to max 26,817 ft asl	26,781		26,805 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 290 kt 288 kt min to max 292 kt	292		290 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 12.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 29.1 °	0.6		26.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.91 g min to max 1.19 g	1.00		1.19 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.7		-0.4 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south of LFTG Grand Terrus Airport Serres (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France). Descent from 26,806 ft asl to 1,282 ft asl, a decrease of 25,524 ft in 23 minutes and covering 80 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 227 kt 113 kt min to max 304 kt	290		113 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 12.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 33.1 °	25.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.75 g min to max 1.46 g	1.17		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,053 fpm -2,832 fpm min to max 98 fpm	-4		-723 fpm
Info	Average altitude 12,274 ft asl 1,282 ft asl min to max 26,811 ft asl	26,806		1,282 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -5.6 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		-0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 03:24:20
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 03:27:36
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 03:28:36
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 03:36:13
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 03:38:43
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 03:38:59
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 03:41:12
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 03:41:27
Info	Landing Gear Down at 03:46:35
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 03:47:08

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,260 ft agl to 945 ft agl. A decrease of 315 ft in 31 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 109 kt 101 kt min to max 116 kt	111		102 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.89 g min to max 1.23 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -601 fpm -903 fpm min to max -349 fpm	-720		-449 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,108 ft agl 945 ft agl min to max 1,260 ft agl	1,260		945 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -2.2 ° min to max 3.8 °	-0.1		2.2 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 03:47:44

Arrival Final 3

99.72 %

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 938 ft agl to 649 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 31 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kt 101 kt min to max 110 kt	101		106 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
98.62 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.5 °	1.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.79 g min to max 1.13 g	0.91		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -539 fpm -884 fpm min to max -194 fpm	-442		-194 fpm
Info	Average altitude 798 ft agl 649 ft agl min to max 938 ft agl	938		649 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -3.1 ° min to max 4.8 °	1.5		3.6 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 03:48:02
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 03:48:04

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 646 ft agl to 336 ft agl. A decrease of 310 ft in 33 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 108 kt 103 kt min to max 113 kt	106		103 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	1.0		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.16 g	0.91		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -546 fpm -874 fpm min to max -168 fpm	-168		-603 fpm
Info	Average altitude 488 ft agl 336 ft agl min to max 646 ft agl	646		336 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -1.5 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.2		0.9 °

Arrival Final 1

99.75 %

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 323 ft agl to 63 ft agl. A decrease of 260 ft in 28 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.6 °
100 %	Average speed 103 kt 101 kt min to max 109 kt	102		101 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.2		0.2 °
98.73 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.81 g min to max 1.09 g	0.99		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -571 fpm -790 fpm min to max -317 fpm	-730		-612 fpm
Info	Average altitude 123 ft agl 63 ft agl min to max 323 ft agl	323		63 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -0.1 ° min to max 3.6 °	1.6		3.4 °

Arrival Landing

71.44 %

Landing on runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, runway length 2,561 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 101 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 101 kt. Target 94 kt
90.24 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
98.4 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.5 °
90.43 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 6.6 °	1.2		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.10 g	1.05		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 97 kt 93 kt min to max 101 kt	101		93 kt
Info	Average VSI -350 fpm -609 fpm min to max -200 fpm	-609		-351 fpm
Info	Average altitude 31 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 59 ft agl	59		4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 2.6 ° min to max 6.6 °	3.3		5.3 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 03:49:43
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 03:49:44

Arrival Touchdown

80.73 %

Touchdown point was 314 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 93 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -351 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 11 kt at 109 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.34 %	Touchdown VSI was -351 fpm.
93.07 %	Touchdown distance was 521 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 93 kt Target below 93 kt
41.08 %	Runway alignment max 19.21 m 17.12 m left	19.19		14.82 m
88.25 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 °	0.5		0.1 °
87.71 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.80 g min to max 1.93 g	0.97		1.12 g
60 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 89 kt 86 kt min to max 93 kt	93		86 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 4.6 ° min to max 9.4 °	5.3		4.9 °

Arrival Rollout

63.52 %

Total landing distance 1,440 m, 56 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 25.3 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,440 m 56 % of runway.
18.92 %	Runway alignment max 40.11 m 14.82 m left to 25.29 m right	14.82		-0.93 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.12 g	1.12		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 76 kt 49 kt min to max 83 kt	83		49 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° -1.1 ° min to max 6.0 °	4.9		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.1		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 36 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 32 kt 5 kt min to max 44 kt	44		5 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.5		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	0.98		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 03:50:26

Takeoff on runway at in the Cessna CJ4 Citation

Landing on runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport in the Cessna CJ4 Citation

Landing Score 78.86 %

Landing Summary

The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 45.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,260 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 04L, which has a length of 2,561 meters.

The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was not perfectly aligned with the runway. Additionally, the threshold speed of 101 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilot may have been slightly too aggressive in the approach. The touchdown point was 314 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot.

The touchdown speed of 93 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -351 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a relatively hard landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.2 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the deviations in the landing parameters.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 11 knots at 109°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions may have affected the pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach and landing.

The total landing distance was 1,440 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the pilot may have been struggling to maintain control of the aircraft during the approach. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 25.3 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the deviations in the landing parameters.

Overall, while the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, the deviations from the ideal landing parameters suggest that the pilot may have encountered some challenges during the approach and landing.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,260 ft agl to 945 ft agl. A decrease of 315 ft in 31 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.72 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 938 ft agl to 649 ft agl. A decrease of 289 ft in 31 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

98.62 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 646 ft agl to 336 ft agl. A decrease of 310 ft in 33 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.75 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 323 ft agl to 63 ft agl. A decrease of 260 ft in 28 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

98.73 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

71.44 %

Landing

Landing on runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, runway length 2,561 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 101 kt.

Height

90.24 %

Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 101 kt. Target 94 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

98.4 %

Bank