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KFHR
Friday Harbor, United States
Runway 16
Elevation112 ft asl
Weight3,130 kg
Fuel909 kg
Wind140° · 4 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

90.36 %
KGCN
Grand Canyon - Tusayan, United States
Runway 21
Elevation6,532 ft asl
Weight3,308 kg
Fuel714 kg
Wind263° · 6 kn · 4 kn cross
20 Sep 2025 3:04 898 nm TBM 930 196 kg
Departure Score
95.84 %
Enroute Score
97.65 %
Arrival Score
77.58 %

What went well

Lifted off at 90 kt — on the 91 kt rotation target
Airborne in 535 m — 52 % of the runway
Held the centreline on the roll — 3.82 m off at liftoff

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed was excessively high at 117 kt at 0 %, Flare profile at 0 %, −2.49 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 39.58 m right at 0 %, −2.14 points
Arrival Touchdown — Touchdown distance was 1,226 m at 0 %, Landing Bounce at 60 %, −1.54 points

Next time

Departure

Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.

What happened: Bank increased to 1.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 10° into the next climb segment.

Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level

See Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3

Arrival

Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 66 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.

What happened: You crossed the threshold at 117 kt, well above the 66 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 66 kt on short final.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.

Read more in VRef Explained

Start to finish · 17 stages, 15 scored

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 0 11 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -1.7 °-2.2 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.5 -1.9 °
Info Average bank angle 0.8 °0.6 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.8 0.7 °
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 16 at KFHR Friday Harbor Airport, Average speed was 17 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt2 kt min to max 40 kt 8 40 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.7 °-1.8 ° min to max 0.3 ° -1.7 -1.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.9 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.01 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl
Departure Roll 93.79Departure roll runway 16 at KFHR Friday Harbor Airport. Takeoff distance 412 m 40 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 91 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 4 kt at 139 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 412 m40 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 91 ktTarget 91 kt
94 % Runway alignment max 4.71 m right0.00 m left to 4.71 m right -2.65 -3.82 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.28 g 1.00 1.28 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-1.6 ° min to max 7.6 ° -1.3 7.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.1 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 99.35Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16 KFHR Friday Harbor Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °
100 % Average speed 98 kt91 kt min to max 103 kt 91 103 kt
97 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.1 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.1 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.11 g0.91 g min to max 1.36 g 1.31 1.20 g
Info Average VSI 358 fpm228 fpm min to max 789 fpm 240 789 fpm
Info Average altitude 15 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 38 ft agl 0 38 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.2 °4.7 ° min to max 11.2 ° 7.8 11.2 °
Departure Climb 2 97.78Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16 KFHR Friday Harbor Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.3 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 105 kt103 kt min to max 116 kt 103 116 kt
91 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.1 ° min to max 5.4 ° 0.5 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.10 g0.84 g min to max 1.20 g 1.20 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 1,239 fpm816 fpm min to max 1,683 fpm 816 1,425 fpm
Info Average altitude 105 ft agl39 ft agl min to max 333 ft agl 39 333 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.9 °9.2 ° min to max 13.0 ° 11.3 11.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 148 ft agl · 107 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 205 ft agl · 108 kt
Departure Climb 3 88.25Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16 KFHR Friday Harbor Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 1.3 °0.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.6 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 120 kt116 kt min to max 124 kt 116 124 kt
41 % Average bank angle 10.5 °1.5 ° min to max 24.3 ° 1.5 24.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.80 g min to max 1.08 g 1.05 1.08 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,765 fpm1,545 fpm min to max 2,124 fpm 1,578 1,630 fpm
Info Average altitude 548 ft agl360 ft agl min to max 718 ft agl 360 718 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 11.7 °9.9 ° min to max 13.9 ° 12.2 10.7 °

Events

Info Autopilot Master Switched On 561 ft agl · 122 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated 561 ft agl · 122 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KFHR Friday Harbor Airport Friday Harbor (Washington, United States). Climbing from 848 ft asl to 29,061 ft asl, an increase of 28,213 ft in 18 minutes and covering 62 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 155 kt124 kt min to max 178 kt 124 169 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 28.3 ° 26.6 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.87 g min to max 1.14 g 1.12 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 1,619 fpm-41 fpm min to max 1,867 fpm 1,656 -27 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,746 ft asl848 ft asl min to max 29,062 ft asl 848 29,061 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.7 °1.3 ° min to max 10.8 ° 10.8 1.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched Off 13,785 ft agl · 213 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 13,964 ft agl · 213 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 14,024 ft agl · 214 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 28,863 ft agl · 243 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 28,863 ft agl · 243 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of White Center (Washington, United States) and lasted 140 minutes, covering 744 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,953 ft of 29,126 ft asl28,965 ft asl min to max 29,268 ft asl 29,061 29,167 ft asl
100 % Average speed 197 kt173 kt min to max 204 kt 173 204 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 13.9 ° 0.6 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.10 g 1.03 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° 1.3 0.3 °
Enroute Descent 92.95Enroute descent started 3 miles south of Virgin (Utah, United States). Descent from 29,176 ft asl to 7,429 ft asl, a decrease of 21,747 ft in 17 minutes and covering 87 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 219 kt122 kt min to max 247 kt 204 122 kt
92 % Average bank angle 9.5 °0.1 ° min to max 43.9 ° 0.8 3.6 °
61 % Average g force 1.03 g0.07 g min to max 2.88 g 1.02 0.90 g
Info Average VSI -1,240 fpm-3,797 fpm min to max 348 fpm -7 63 fpm
Info Average altitude 14,056 ft asl7,417 ft asl min to max 29,221 ft asl 29,176 7,429 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.9 °-17.2 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 -2.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 24,341 ft agl · 333 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Activated 24,341 ft agl · 333 kt
Info Autopilot Glideslope Active Deactivated 23,704 ft agl · 332 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 19,716 ft agl · 328 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 5,765 ft agl · 303 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 5,743 ft agl · 303 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 1,227 ft agl · 279 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 1,227 ft agl · 279 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 1,054 ft agl · 271 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 969 ft agl · 235 kt
Info Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated 969 ft agl · 235 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 777 ft agl · 200 kt
Info Parking Brake On 556 ft agl · 150 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 550 ft agl · 151 kt
Arrival Final 3 97.51Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 895 ft agl to 696 ft agl. A decrease of 199 ft in 27 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.9 °2.6 ° min to max 3.1 °Target 3.0 ° 2.6 3.1 °
100 % Average speed 121 kt119 kt min to max 122 kt 121 121 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.9 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.1 ° -1.8 -0.1 °
89 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.1 ° min to max 7.1 ° 3.8 0.5 °
97 % Average g force 0.99 g0.40 g min to max 1.42 g 0.90 1.42 g
Info Average VSI -375 fpm-926 fpm min to max 281 fpm -62 -926 fpm
Info Average altitude 818 ft agl696 ft agl min to max 895 ft agl 895 696 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.0 °-6.8 ° min to max 0.7 ° -2.8 -3.1 °
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-230-173-115-58058115173230Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 93.91Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 692 ft agl to 394 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 25 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.1 °2.9 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.1 3.3 °
100 % Average speed 124 kt120 kt min to max 128 kt 121 123 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 -0.5 °
72 % Average bank angle 6.2 °0.7 ° min to max 13.5 ° 2.9 5.4 °
96 % Average g force 0.98 g0.35 g min to max 1.39 g 1.00 0.35 g
Info Average VSI -707 fpm-1,268 fpm min to max -46 fpm -448 -358 fpm
Info Average altitude 525 ft agl394 ft agl min to max 692 ft agl 692 394 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.7 °-9.5 ° min to max -0.3 ° -4.0 -9.5 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 96.72Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 367 ft agl to 124 ft agl. A decrease of 243 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Approach angle 4.3 °3.1 ° min to max 5.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 118 kt116 kt min to max 128 kt 125 117 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.3 -0.3 °
96 % Average bank angle 3.2 °0.0 ° min to max 5.6 ° 2.2 0.2 °
80 % Average g force 1.01 g-0.20 g min to max 1.83 g 0.88 1.39 g
Info Average VSI -559 fpm-1,275 fpm min to max 269 fpm -1,176 -1,244 fpm
Info Average altitude 180 ft agl124 ft agl min to max 367 ft agl 367 124 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.2 °-10.4 ° min to max 3.2 ° -8.9 -3.3 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 92 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 83 ft agl · 137 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 47.75Landing on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, runway length 2,740 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 117 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed was excessively high at 117 kt. Target 66 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
0 % Very poor landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.10 m right0.02 m right to 0.10 m right -0.09 -0.06 m
85 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 8.0 ° 0.3 2.4 °
84 % Average g force 1.01 g0.13 g min to max 2.05 g 1.42 1.28 g
Info Average speed 102 kt85 kt min to max 117 kt 117 85 kt
Info Average VSI -246 fpm-1,225 fpm min to max 486 fpm -1,225 -492 fpm
Info Average altitude 3 ft agl-33 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 42 -33 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-7.5 ° min to max 5.8 ° -2.9 1.5 °
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,42501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,425-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 67.75Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 85 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -492 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 8 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
86 % Touchdown rate was -492 fpm.
0 % Touchdown distance was 1,226 mTarget 457 m
74 % Speed at touchdown 85 ktTarget below 68 kt
91 % Runway alignment max 5.42 m right4.08 m right -5.42 -5.24 m
77 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.4 0.5 °
97 % Average g force 1.05 g0.54 g min to max 1.60 g 1.28 1.06 g
60 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 81 kt76 kt min to max 85 kt 85 76 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.5 °-6.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.5 -0.7 °
Arrival Rollout 55.00Total landing distance 1,729 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 39.6 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,729 m63 % of runway.
0 % Runway alignment max 39.58 m right0.00 m left to 39.58 m right -5.37 -39.58 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.05 0.99 g
Info Average speed 75 kt47 kt min to max 82 kt 82 47 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-2.2 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.1 0.4 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 4 ft agl · 80 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 16 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 17 kt8 kt min to max 42 kt 42 16 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.5 °-2.1 ° min to max -1.2 ° -2.0 -1.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.5 0.7 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 14 kt
Arrival Taxi 84.40Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
79 % Average speed 22 kt0 kt min to max 34 kt 16 0 kt
83 % Average speed turning corners 15 ktmax 18 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-1.4 ° min to max -0.1 ° -1.2 -1.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.9 0.5 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll535 m · 52 %
100.00Liftoff speed90 kt · target 91, 1 slow
93.96Runway alignment4.71 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
99.35Rate of climb357 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height43 ft
0.00Threshold speed116 kt · target 85, 31 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.10 m R
Flare 0.00Very poor landing flare

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.

Seven checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
2.0 nm 681 ft 0.31° R +35 kt
1.5 nm 500 ft 0.31° L +37 kt
1.0 nm 339 ft 0.79° R +39 kt
0.5 nm 204 ft 0.84° R +39 kt
THR 44 ft 11.55 m R +32 kt

Touchdown on KGCN 21

Past threshold0.00
1,226m
Centreline91.34
5.24m R
Speed73.55
84kttarget 93 or less
Touchdown rate86.47
-492fpm
Impact97.14
1.60G
Bounces60.00
2

Side view — the last 1,682 m of the approach.

43 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 43 ft, down at 1,226 m

Plan view — the first 1,682 m of the 2,740 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD CROSS 4 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 1,226 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 1,226 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,560 m of 2,740 m · 57 %
Rollout distance100.00
334m57 % used
Rollout alignment0.00
39.58m R

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Flight narrative

This aircraft flight began with a brief taxiing period from the parking area to the runway at KFHR Friday Harbor Airport, covering less than 1 nm in under a minute. The departure roll started from runway 16, and the aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 412 meters, utilizing approximately 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was achieved at 91 knots, with favorable weather conditions including a temperature of 14°C and gentle winds at 4 knots from 139 degrees.

As the aircraft gained altitude, it started its enroute climb, beginning overhead KFHR Friday Harbor Airport and rising from 848 feet to 29,061 feet in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles. The climb was a steep ascent, with an increase of 28,213 feet. Once at cruising altitude, the aircraft maintained a level cruise for 140 minutes, covering an impressive 744 nautical miles to the northwest of White Center, Washington.

The enroute descent began near Virgin, Utah, where the aircraft started descending from 29,176 feet to 7,429 feet over a 17-minute period, covering 87 nautical miles. After leveling off, the aircraft initiated its final approach to runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from the northeast, heading 214 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 895 feet above ground level. Despite experiencing excessive threshold speed of 117 knots, the touch down was recorded to be far down the runway, taking up more than 50% of it, with a touchdown speed of 85 knots and a hard touchdown rate of -492 fpm.

The aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.4 meters. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took around 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft ultimately covered a total flight distance of 898 nautical miles, taking a total of 184 minutes and consuming 196 kg of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 16 at KFHR Friday Harbor Airport in the TBM 930
95.84 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
0 -1 -2
93.79 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 16 at KFHR Friday Harbor Airport. Takeoff distance 412 m 40 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 91 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 4 kt at 139 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 412 m using 40.1 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 91 kn - Target 91 kn
Alignment
93.96 %
0.00 m left to 4.71 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
100 70 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 3.5 -1
02505007501,000-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
99.35 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16 KFHR Friday Harbor Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Bank °
97.39 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
97.78 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16 KFHR Friday Harbor Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
120 110 100
Bank °
91.13 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,700 1,200 700
88.25 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16 KFHR Friday Harbor Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
130 120 110
Bank °
41.26 %
25 13 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
14 12 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,200 1,800 1,400
02505007501,0000316293124155 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport in the TBM 930
Landing Score 66.81 %
Landing Summary

A TBM 930 aircraft executed a final approach to runway 21 at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (KGCN) from the northeast direction, at a heading of 214.0° and 3 nautical miles away. The aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 895 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully landed on the runway, but the landing was far from being perfect.

One of the main issues with the landing was the excessively high threshold speed of 117 knots, far beyond what it should have been. This indicates that the pilot may have entered the flare a bit too late, resulting in a higher than necessary speed when crossing the threshold. Furthermore, the touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway length. This means that the pilot could have done a better job of slowing down the aircraft before touching down, resulting in a shorter landing distance.

The touchdown speed of 85 knots was also too fast, contributing to the hard touchdown. The vertical descent rate of -492 feet per minute (fpm) further emphasizes the hard touchdown, which can put a lot of stress on the aircraft's landing gear.

In terms of alignment, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline, which might not have been a significant issue in this case, but still needs attention. The most concerning issue, however, is the runway rollout alignment, which was significantly misaligned by 39.6 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have been overcontrolling or undercorrecting during the rollout phase, resulting in a loss of directional control.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing included a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 269°, with a crosswind component of 6 knots and a headwind component of 5 knots. This relatively stable weather did not seem to significantly affect the landing. Overall, the TBM 930's landing at KGCN's runway 21 fell short of optimal performance due to various issues with speed, touchdown points, and alignment.

97.51 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 895 ft agl to 696 ft agl. A decrease of 199 ft in 27 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
122 116 110
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
88.97 %
8 4 0
G
97.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
281 -360 -1,000
22.252.52.7535506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-230-173-115-58058115173230 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
93.91 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 692 ft agl to 394 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 25 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
128 119 110
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
71.68 %
14 7 0
G
95.71 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-46 -673 -1,300
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
96.72 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 367 ft agl to 124 ft agl. A decrease of 243 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
97.89 %
Good glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
97.89 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
128 119 110
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.72 %
9 4.5 0
G
80 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
269 -516 -1,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
47.75 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, runway length 2,740 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 117 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed was excessively high at 117 kt. Target 66 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
85.4 %
9 4.5 0
G
84.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
117 99 80
Pitch °
Info
6 -0.5 -7
Descent Rate fpm
Info
481 -409 -1,300
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,42501223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
0751502253003754505256006757508259009751,0501,1251,2001,2751,3501,425-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
67.75 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 85 kt was too fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -492 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 8 kt at 269 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 5 kt.
Touchdown
86.47 %
Touchdown rate was hard at -492 fpm.
Speed
73.55 %
Touchdown speed at 85 kt was too fast. Target below 68 kn
Distance
0 %
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.
Alignment
91.34 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 m from centreline.
Bank
77.26 %
Bank angle 1.2 °
G
97.14 %
G 1.05 g
Bounce
60 %
Bounce Detected
55 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,729 m, 63 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 39.6 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,729 m using 63.08 % of runway
Alignment
0 %
Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 39.6 m from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
76 58 40
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 -0.5 -2
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
84.4 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
78.5 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
82.5 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
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