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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,025 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,025 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 117 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Cessna Citation X, registered as N750VY. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LSZS Samedan Airport, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft took off from runway 03, with a takeoff distance of 1,017 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was recorded at 132 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -12 °C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 60 °. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
Following takeoff, the aircraft initiated its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Samedan. The climb phase involved an ascent from 6,550 feet above sea level to 16,960 feet above sea level, a vertical increase of 10,410 feet, which was achieved in just 4 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 1 mile south of Ardez, in the Kanton Graubunden region of Switzerland, and lasted for 19 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 79 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it initiated its enroute descent phase, starting 1 mile south of Castello Cabiaglio in Lombardia, Italy. The descent involved a decrease in altitude from 16,686 feet above sea level to 5,597 feet above sea level, a vertical decrease of 11,089 feet, which was achieved in 6 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Rodero, Lombardia, Italy, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final descent phase began overhead Bisuschio, Lombardia, Italy, and involved a decrease in altitude from 5,646 feet above sea level to 3,651 feet above sea level, a vertical decrease of 1,995 feet, which was achieved in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then initiated its final approach to runway 01 at LSZA Lugano Airport, approaching from the south at a heading of 18.0 ° and at an altitude of 2,718 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed safely on runway 01 at LSZA Lugano Airport, which had a length of 1,025 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed at 113 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 115 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 110 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -450 feet per minute.
The aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.3 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.9 meters. The total landing distance was 786 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway.
The total flight distance was 116 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 38 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 763 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Citation X, registration N750VY Black, successfully landed at LSZA Lugano Airport with a score of 93.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 18.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 2,718 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 01, which has a length of 1,025 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 113 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 115 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 110 knots was also within acceptable limits. Unfortunately, the touchdown rate was hard at -450 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
The aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.3 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing phase. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 239°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and tailwind component.
The total landing distance of 786 meters was 77% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.9 meters, which may indicate a slight deviation in the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing parameters. These deviations may be addressed through further training and practice to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.
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