7A8 to NC06 Flight Report - PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Flight from 7A8 to NC06

Tuesday, 04 April 2023 20:41

Minutes 16

16 nm

Fuel 16 lbs

PA28 Turbo Arrow III

Departure

Runway 17 at 7A8

Avery Co

Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States

Altitude

2,720 ft asl

Weight

2,043 lbs

Fuel

147 lbs

Temperature

70 °F

Wind Speed

9 kt

Wind Direction

175.8 °

Headwind

8 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 30 at NC06

Elk River

Banner Elk North Carolina, United States

3,468 ft asl

Altitude

2,027 lbs

Weight

131 lbs

Fuel

65 °F

Temperature

12 kt

Wind Speed

176.9 °

Wind Direction

-6 kt

Headwind

9 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 78.39%

Departure Score 96.10%

Enroute Score 88.53%

Arrival Score 39.50%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

22.44 %

Touchdown

72.93 %

Warning: Landed with a 6 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

0 %

Threshold height at 199 ft agl was excessively over target.

Threshold speed

12.44 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kt.

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

74.33 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -295 ft/m.

Impact

92 %

Speed

28.32 %

Touchdown speed at 92 kt was excessively fast.

Aim point

61.3 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.

Centreline

91.09 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages 7A8 to NC06

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to 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 19 kn	0		7 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 8 kn max 11 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
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.2		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.5		0.3 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:41:02
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:41:02
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:41:02
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:41:02
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:41:02
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:41:02
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 20:41:02
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:41:02
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:41:02
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:41:47
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:42:05
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:42:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:42:33
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:42:48
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 20:43:18

Departure Roll

94.3 %

Departure roll runway 17 at 7A8 Avery Co. Takeoff distance 2,227 ft 75 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 86 kn. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 9 kn at 175 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 8 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 2,227 ft 75 % of runway
77.04 %	Liftoff speed was 86 kn Target 75 kn
94.44 %	Runway alignment max 12.1 ft 1.9 ft left to 10.3 ft right	1.9		-10.1 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -1.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.3		1.2 °

Departure Climb 1

99.95 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 7A8 Avery Co.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		-0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 96 kn 87 kn min to max 103 kn	87		103 kn
99.82 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.3		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.01 g min to max 1.15 g	1.01		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI 567 ft/m 318 ft/m min to max 809 ft/m	318		809 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 11 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl	0		38 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -1.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	-1.1		4.6 °

Departure Climb 2

99.11 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 7A8 Avery Co.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.1 °	-0.3		1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 106 kn 103 kn min to max 122 kn	103		122 kn
96.42 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.4 °	2.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.93 g min to max 1.13 g	1.10		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 1,199 ft/m 820 ft/m min to max 1,847 ft/m	820		1,626 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 113 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 392 ft agl	48		392 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.9 ° 4.5 ° min to max 8.2 °	4.6		5.7 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:44:07

Departure Climb 3

87.16 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17 7A8 Avery Co.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.2 ° -0.9 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.4		-0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 126 kn 123 kn min to max 130 kn	123		129 kn
35.82 %	Average bank angle 11.9 ° 0.4 ° min to max 26.4 °	1.1		24.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.88 g min to max 1.17 g	1.12		1.12 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 1,738 ft/m 1,247 ft/m min to max 2,190 ft/m	1,806		2,190 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 636 ft agl 414 ft agl min to max 876 ft agl	414		876 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 4.5 ° min to max 6.7 °	6.7		5.8 °

Enroute Climb

77.07 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 3,644 ft asl to 5,404 ft asl, an increase of 1,760 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
42.67 %	Climb speed 144 kn 121 kn min to max 160 kn Target 110 kn	129		121 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.4 °	23.2		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.21 g	1.15		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 1,112 ft/m 180 ft/m min to max 2,378 ft/m	2,286		487 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4,591 ft asl 3,644 ft asl min to max 5,404 ft asl	3,644		5,404 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -7.2 ° min to max 6.2 °	6.1		0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north east of 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 5,609 ft asl 5,492 ft asl min to max 5,696 ft asl	5,492		5,659 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 145 kn 137 kn min to max 150 kn	137		146 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.1 °	0.8		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.06 g	0.95		1.04 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -4.1 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.7		-1.9 °

Arrival

83.71 %

Arrival started 3 miles north east of 7A8 Avery Co Spruce Pine (North Carolina, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 116 kn 89 kn min to max 134 kn	133		108 kn
63.56 %	Average bank angle 9.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 38.6 °	0.4		18.9 °
91.43 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.84 g min to max 1.40 g	1.05		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -242 ft/m -2,001 ft/m min to max 1,694 ft/m	293		-1,848 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,325 ft asl 3,701 ft asl min to max 6,078 ft asl	5,665		3,701 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -11.2 ° min to max 5.1 °	-1.5		-9.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:55:37
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:56:15
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:56:26
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:56:34
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:56:51
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:56:52

Arrival Landing

22.44 %

Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River, runway length 4,550 ft. Threshold height at 199 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
12.44 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kn. Target 75 kn
0 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
86.79 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.3 °
56.55 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.5 °	18.5		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.93 g min to max 1.19 g	1.02		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 100 kn 92 kn min to max 108 kn	108		92 kn
Info	Average VSI -688 ft/m -1,948 ft/m min to max -182 ft/m	-1,915		-291 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 33 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 199 ft agl	199		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -10.4 ° min to max -0.4 °	-10.4		-2.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

72.93 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 92 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -294 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 65 °F. Wind 12 kn at 176 °. Crosswind: 10 kn Tailwind: 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
74.33 %	Touchdown VSI was -294 ft/m.
61.3 %	Touchdown distance was 2,661 ft Target 1,500 ft
28.32 %	Speed at touchdown 92 kn Target 67 kn
91.09 %	Runway alignment max 13.5 ft 12.8 ft right	-11.6		-13.4 ft
98.5 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.6		0.6 °
92 %	Average g force 1.11 g 0.93 g min to max 1.39 g	0.99		1.07 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 91 kn 90 kn min to max 92 kn	92		90 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -2.4 ° min to max -0.5 °	-2.4		-1.0 °

Arrival Rollout

23.12 %

Total landing distance 4,468 ft, 98 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 118 ft from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
7.21 %	Landing distance 4,468 ft 98 % of runway.
0 %	Runway alignment max 131.3 ft 118.0 ft left to 13.3 ft right	-13.3		118.0 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	1.05		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 92 kn 55 kn min to max 101 kn	101		55 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -1.8 ° min to max 0.0 °	-1.0		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.7 °	0.5		0.2 °

Takeoff on runway 17 at 7A8 Avery Co in the Turbo Arrow III

96.1 %

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

94.3 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 17 at 7A8 Avery Co. Takeoff distance 2,227 ft 75 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 86 kn. Local weather - Temperature 70 °F. Wind 9 kn at 175 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 8 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,227 ft using 74.56 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

77.04 %

Liftoff speed was 86 kn - Target 75 kn

Alignment

94.44 %

1.9 ft left to 10.3 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.95 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 17 7A8 Avery Co.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

99.82 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.11 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 17 7A8 Avery Co.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

96.42 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

87.16 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 17 7A8 Avery Co.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

35.82 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River in the Turbo Arrow III

Landing Score 39.5 %

22.44 %

Landing

Landing on runway 30 at NC06 Elk River, runway length 4,550 ft. Threshold height at 199 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kn.

Height

0 %

Threshold height at 199 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

12.44 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 108 kt. Target 75 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

86.79 %

Bank °