VCBI to VCRI Flight Report - Cessna CJ4 Citation

Flight from VCBI to VCRI

Friday, 20 December 2024 12:18

Minutes 32

100 nm

Fuel 234 kg

Cessna CJ4 Citation

Departure

Runway 22 at VCBI

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Altitude

23 ft asl

Weight

6,170 kg

Fuel

1,321 kg

Temperature

26 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

178.2 °

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 23 at VCRI

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

Mattala Southern Province, Sri Lanka

144 ft asl

Altitude

5,937 kg

Weight

1,088 kg

Fuel

26 °C

Temperature

4 kt

Wind Speed

240.3 °

Wind Direction

4 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 91.24%

Departure Score 95.41%

Enroute Score 80%

Arrival Score 98.32%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 22 at Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (VCBI). The takeoff distance was 529 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 116 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from 178 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Katunayaka, a location in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,039 feet above sea level to 9,126 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,087 feet, in just 5 minutes and covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 16 miles south east of Gampaha, another location in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 50 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles south of Haputale, a location in the Province of Uva, Sri Lanka. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 8,784 feet above sea level to 1,437 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,347 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 23 at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (VCRI) was made from the north east, with a heading of 226.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 431 meters, which was 31% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 91 knots, and the touchdown rate was -169 feet per minute, both of which were considered good. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots blowing from 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,075 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 100 nautical miles, took 32 minutes, and used 234 kilograms of fuel. The flight was characterized by a smooth and efficient climb, cruise, and descent, as well as a successful landing.

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Flight Image — Flight from VCBI to VCRI in the Cessna CJ4 Citation on Fri 20-Dec-24 17:23. Altitude 3 ft agl, Heading 33.7 °, Speed 8 kt. Taxi to runway 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 23 kn	0		8 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 15 kn max 16 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -2.2 ° min to max -1.7 °	-1.9		-2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 12:18:40
Info	Engine 2 Started at 12:18:40
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 12:18:40
Info	Landing Gear Down at 12:18:40
Info	Parking Brake On at 12:18:40
Info	Engine 1 Started at 12:20:41
Info	Parking Brake Off at 12:21:26
Info	Parking Brake On at 12:21:27
Info	Parking Brake Off at 12:21:46
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 12:22:22

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 22 at VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, Average speed was 14 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kn 11 kn min to max 18 kn	11		16 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -2.0 ° min to max -1.7 °	-2.0		-1.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 12:27:34
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 12:27:35
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 12:27:41

Departure Roll

90.01 %

Departure roll runway 22 at VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport. Takeoff distance 529 m 16 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 116 kn. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 6 kn at 178 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 529 m 16 % of runway
96.07 %	Liftoff speed was 116 kn Target 130 kn
79 %	Runway alignment max 11.33 m 8.81 m left to 2.52 m right	2.05		8.81 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.10 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -2.1 ° min to max 5.3 °	-1.7		5.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 12:27:47
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 12:27:52
0 %	Landing Lights at 12:27:46

Departure Climb 1

97.49 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.44 %	Heading variation -1.3 ° -1.5 ° min to max -0.9 °	-0.9		-1.5 °
100 %	Average speed 128 kn 117 kn min to max 136 kn	117		136 kn
95.53 %	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.7 °	0.0		3.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.98 g min to max 1.23 g	1.14		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 646 fpm 436 fpm min to max 830 fpm	436		830 fpm
Info	Average altitude 23 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl	0		48 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 5.6 ° min to max 6.7 °	5.7		5.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 12:28:12

Departure Climb 2

98.29 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.3 ° -1.5 ° min to max 0.4 °	-1.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 145 kn 136 kn min to max 169 kn	136		169 kn
93.16 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 1.7 ° min to max 4.6 °	3.7		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.92 g min to max 1.43 g	1.03		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 1,067 fpm 835 fpm min to max 2,959 fpm	835		2,959 fpm
Info	Average altitude 96 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 378 ft agl	49		378 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.6 ° 5.0 ° min to max 11.2 °	5.6		11.2 °

Departure Climb 3

91.25 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.2 ° 0.7 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.7		1.8 °
100 %	Average speed 173 kn 169 kn min to max 178 kn	169		178 kn
56.24 %	Average bank angle 4.9 ° 0.3 ° min to max 18.6 °	2.3		18.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.17 g	1.17		1.06 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,689 fpm 3,347 fpm min to max 3,862 fpm	3,347		3,862 fpm
Info	Average altitude 687 ft agl 438 ft agl min to max 939 ft agl	438		939 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.8 ° 10.3 ° min to max 12.5 °	12.5		10.4 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 12:28:26
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 12:28:26
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 12:28:30

Enroute Climb

60 %

Enroute climb started overhead Katunayaka (Western Province, Sri Lanka). Climbing from 1,039 ft asl to 9,126 ft asl, an increase of 8,087 ft in 5 minutes and covering 24 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 208 kn 180 kn min to max 278 kn	180		278 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 35.6 °	24.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.63 g min to max 1.36 g	1.06		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,963 fpm -519 fpm min to max 6,018 fpm	3,928		-392 fpm
Info	Average altitude 4,512 ft asl 1,039 ft asl min to max 9,275 ft asl	1,039		9,126 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° -1.3 ° min to max 11.1 °	10.3		-1.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 12:29:02
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 12:29:56
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 12:30:14
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 12:30:14
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 12:30:59
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 12:30:59
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 12:31:33
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 12:31:33
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 12:33:04
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 12:33:04
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 12:33:14
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 12:33:33
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 12:33:10

Enroute Level

80 %

Enroute level cruise started 16 miles south east of Gampaha (Western Province, Sri Lanka) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 50 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 9,053 ft asl 8,956 ft asl min to max 9,068 ft asl	9,067		8,956 ft asl
0 %	Average speed 272 kn 213 kn min to max 297 kn	277		214 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.6 °	0.3		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.84 g min to max 1.34 g	1.02		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.6 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.8		-1.6 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 12:37:28
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 12:43:07
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 12:34:10

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 10 miles south of Haputale (Province of Uva, Sri Lanka). Descent from 8,784 ft asl to 1,437 ft asl, a decrease of 7,347 ft in 7 minutes and covering 19 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 168 kn 107 kn min to max 244 kn	218		112 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.8 °	0.7		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.69 g min to max 1.40 g	0.85		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -730 fpm -2,384 fpm min to max 534 fpm	-1,270		-473 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,818 ft asl 1,437 ft asl min to max 8,784 ft asl	8,784		1,437 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -5.9 ° min to max 3.3 °	-3.4		-2.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 12:44:46
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 12:47:39
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 12:47:49
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 12:47:58
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 12:48:08
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 12:48:09
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 12:48:24
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Activated at 12:48:25
Info	Landing Gear Down at 12:48:34
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 12:48:46
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 12:49:30
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 12:49:33

Arrival Final 4

99.31 %

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,287 ft agl to 963 ft agl. A decrease of 323 ft in 31 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 112 kn 109 kn min to max 114 kn	112		110 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		-0.0 °
96.57 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	1.2		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.83 g min to max 1.17 g	0.96		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -596 fpm -952 fpm min to max -212 fpm	-419		-952 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,131 ft agl 963 ft agl min to max 1,287 ft agl	1,287		963 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -5.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-3.4		-1.1 °

Arrival Final 3

98.51 %

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 948 ft agl to 652 ft agl. A decrease of 296 ft in 36 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 99 kn 95 kn min to max 109 kn	109		98 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.0		0.1 °
92.57 %	Average bank angle 3.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.8 °	2.9		3.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.11 g	1.07		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -513 fpm -924 fpm min to max -208 fpm	-924		-470 fpm
Info	Average altitude 795 ft agl 652 ft agl min to max 948 ft agl	948		652 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.8 °	0.2		3.3 °

Arrival Final 2

98.12 %

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 644 ft agl to 342 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 34 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 104 kn 98 kn min to max 111 kn	99		109 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		-0.3 °
90.62 %	Average bank angle 2.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.5 °	3.4		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.12 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -522 fpm -799 fpm min to max -158 fpm	-504		-296 fpm
Info	Average altitude 499 ft agl 342 ft agl min to max 644 ft agl	644		342 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° -3.3 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.6		0.0 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 12:51:58
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 12:52:00

Arrival Final 1

98.57 %

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 338 ft agl to 37 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.92 %	Approach angle 2.6 ° 1.5 ° min to max 3.7 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		1.5 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kn 104 kn min to max 110 kn	110		106 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.2		-0.1 °
96.93 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.5 °	1.9		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.91 g min to max 1.17 g	1.02		1.12 g
Info	Average VSI -887 fpm -1,051 fpm min to max -252 fpm	-258		-823 fpm
Info	Average altitude 112 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 338 ft agl	338		37 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -2.2 ° min to max 1.8 °	-0.3		1.8 °

Arrival Landing

99 %

Landing on runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, runway length 3,506 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 106 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 106 kn. Target 110 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
96 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.8		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.92 g min to max 1.22 g	1.12		0.94 g
Info	Average speed 98 kn 91 kn min to max 106 kn	106		91 kn
Info	Average VSI -217 fpm -807 fpm min to max -47 fpm	-807		-169 fpm
Info	Average altitude 7 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl	20		-1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.9 ° 1.9 ° min to max 5.7 °	1.9		3.5 °
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated at 12:52:43

Arrival Touchdown

99.4 %

Touchdown distance was good at 431 m. Touchdown speed at 91 kn was good. Touchdown rate was good at -169 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 4 kn at 240 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.62 %	Touchdown VSI was -169 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 431 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 91 kn Target 99 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.92 m 2.87 m left	2.84		2.81 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.5		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.12 g 0.94 g min to max 1.33 g	0.94		1.03 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 90 kn 90 kn min to max 91 kn	91		90 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 3.5 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.5		3.6 °

Arrival Rollout

95.34 %

Total landing distance 1,075 m, 31 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,075 m 31 % of runway.
89.63 %	Runway alignment max 8.69 m 2.80 m left to 5.89 m right	2.80		-4.16 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 81 kn 46 kn min to max 88 kn	88		46 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -2.1 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.6		-2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.2		0.1 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 12:52:50

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 30 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 26 kn 18 kn min to max 43 kn	43		18 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -2.1 ° min to max -1.6 °	-2.0		-1.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 12:53:07

Arrival Taxi

98.3 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 18 kn	18		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 12 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -2.0 ° min to max -1.7 °	-1.8		-1.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 12:54:09
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 12:54:09
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 12:54:10
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 12:54:11
Info	Parking Brake On at 12:55:14
0 %	Landing Lights at 12:53:54

Takeoff on runway 22 at VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport in the Cessna CJ4 Citation

95.41 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

90.01 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 529 m using 15.78 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

96.07 %

Liftoff speed was 116 kn - Target 130 kn

Alignment

79 %

8.81 m left to 2.52 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.49 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.

Heading

94.44 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

95.53 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.29 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

93.16 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

91.25 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22 VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

56.24 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in the Cessna CJ4 Citation

Landing Score 98.08 %

Landing Summary

The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, showcasing exceptional piloting skills and adherence to standard operating procedures. The aircraft's final approach to runway 23 from the north east, heading 226.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,287 feet above ground level (agl), demonstrated a high degree of precision and control.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 106 knots, which is well within the acceptable threshold speed range. The touchdown distance of 431 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's descent and approach. The touchdown speed of 91 knots was equally impressive, as it was within the recommended range for a safe landing.

The landing rate of -169 feet per minute (fpm) was also commendable, as it suggests that the pilot had maintained a stable and controlled descent throughout the approach. Furthermore, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 240°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.

The total landing distance of 1,075 meters, which accounts for 31% of the runway length, was also satisfactory. This indicates that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's deceleration and rollout after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.

Overall, the Cessna CJ4 Citation's landing at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport was a textbook example of safe and controlled flight operations. The pilot's exceptional skills and adherence to standard operating procedures ensured a smooth and successful landing, with a score of 98.1% indicating a near-perfect performance.

99.31 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,287 ft agl to 963 ft agl. A decrease of 323 ft in 31 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

96.57 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

98.51 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 948 ft agl to 652 ft agl. A decrease of 296 ft in 36 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

92.57 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

98.12 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 644 ft agl to 342 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 34 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

90.62 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

98.57 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 338 ft agl to 37 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

95.92 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

95.92 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

96.93 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99 %

Landing

Landing on runway 23 at VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, runway length 3,506 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 106 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 106 kt. Target 110 kt

Flare

96 %

Excellent landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank