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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,778 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 32R at KOMA Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska. The takeoff distance was 2,180 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of KOMA Eppley Airfield. The climb started from an altitude of 1,993 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 15,007 feet, an increase of 13,014 feet in just 7 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 25 nautical miles during this climb phase.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of NE69 Browns Airport in Weeping Water, Nebraska. This phase lasted for 46 minutes and covered a distance of 264 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 7 miles northwest of H92 Hominy Mun Airport in Hominy, Oklahoma. The descent phase saw a decrease in altitude from 14,989 feet to 1,891 feet, a drop of 13,098 feet in just 9 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 34 nautical miles during this phase.
The final approach to runway 18L at KTUL Tulsa International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,254 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 10,014 feet, and the threshold height was significantly above the target at 92 feet above ground level. The threshold speed was also well above the target at 124 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,347 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 103 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -353 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 34 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°.
The total landing distance was 3,858 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 33 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 330 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 70 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KTUL Tulsa International Airport, but the landing was not without some notable issues. The final approach to runway 18L was initiated from the north, heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,254 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 1,347 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly over-extended the landing.
The touchdown speed of 103 knots was a little fast, which could have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -353 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 34 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach. The threshold height at 92 feet agl was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 124 knots, indicating that the pilot may have been experiencing some difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and there was no headwind. The total landing distance of 3,858 feet was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively normal landing distance for an aircraft of this size.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 33 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the landing. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground, and the issues encountered were likely due to a combination of factors, including the pilot's experience and the aircraft's performance characteristics.
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