CE650 captain reports being aware of a NOTAM for ahn creating a 1;500 foot displaced threshold for r...

Attributes
ACN	1199220
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	AHN.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation III VI VII (C650)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

On preflight we noted a shortened runway due to a displaced threshold. My copilot called airport and received additional information on construction and NOTAM's we already had received during preflight. Upon arrival we were asked if we were aware of the shortened runway and copilot replied with an affirmative. We touched down and made a normal landing and were told we had landed inside the displaced threshold. The copilot and myself never saw any indicators that a pilot normally looks for on a displaced threshold. There were no obvious markers leading to where the threshold starts. As a crew we feel we did everything to prepare for the flight and never saw exactly where the threshold began or anything to lead to it. The only obvious thing on the runway was a tarp over the numbers. We feel thresholds need to be marked clearly so high performance jets can have a clear aiming point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE650 Captain reports being aware of a NOTAM for AHN creating a 1;500 foot displaced threshold for Runway 27. The reporter is informed after landing that he touched down in the displaced threshold. Nonstandard displaced threshold markings were cited as the cause.

Narrative: On preflight we noted a shortened runway due to a displaced threshold. My copilot called airport and received additional information on construction and NOTAM's we already had received during preflight. Upon arrival we were asked if we were aware of the shortened runway and copilot replied with an affirmative. We touched down and made a normal landing and were told we had landed inside the displaced threshold. The copilot and myself never saw any indicators that a pilot normally looks for on a displaced threshold. There were no obvious markers leading to where the threshold starts. As a crew we feel we did everything to prepare for the flight and never saw exactly where the threshold began or anything to lead to it. The only obvious thing on the runway was a tarp over the numbers. We feel thresholds need to be marked clearly so high performance jets can have a clear aiming point.

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CE650 captain reports being aware of a NOTAM for ahn creating a 1;500 foot displaced threshold for runway 27. The reporter is informed after landing that he touched down in the displaced threshold. Nonstandard displaced threshold markings were cited as the cause.