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The flight began with a departure roll from runway 25 at the LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, a Savage Cub aircraft. The takeoff distance required was 101 meters, which accounts for only 3% of the runway. The liftoff speed was achieved at 58 knots, a relatively smooth takeoff.
Under local weather conditions of 15 °C, a gentle wind of 2 knots from a 270-degree heading and slight headwinds and crosswinds of 2 and 1 knots respectively, the pilot took control of the aircraft. A left-hand pattern entry from the runway 25 LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport followed quickly, completing the turn in under 1 nautical mile in just 25 seconds.
As the aircraft continued through the pattern, it encountered varying degrees of wind resistance. The turn through the left hand pattern crosswind from runway 25 LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport showed a slightly reduced efficiency with the turn being accomplished in just 24 seconds. The downwind turn, with a distance of 1 nautical mile covered, had an angle to the runway of 85.8 degrees.
Further downwind, the leg maintained a speed that required only under 1 nautical mile in 49 seconds to complete.
The actual landing took place on runway 25 with the runway length measuring 2,950 meters. The threshold height at an altitude of 84 feet above ground level (agl) was notably above target, and the threshold speed exceeded expectations, reaching speeds of 79 knots.
The touchdown point was farther down the runway than ideal, with the aircraft utilizing more than 50% of the available runway. However, the touchdown speed of 35 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was fair, measured at -202 feet per minute (fpm). Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was not aligned with the centreline, with a displacement of 11.6 meters from the centreline.
Considering local weather conditions, with temperatures of 15 °C, winds of 2 knots from a 270-degree heading and crosswinds of 1 kt with headwinds of 2 kt, the landing came to an end. The total landing distance was found to be 1,593 meters, accounting for 54% of the runway length. Following a less-than-ideal landing rollout, the runway rollout alignment showed that the aircraft had deviated from the centreline by 8.8 meters.
Finally, as the pilot taxied the aircraft to the parking area from the runway, the time taken was 1 minute, and the distance covered was under 1 nautical mile. The entire flight distance covered was 5 nautical miles, lasting 8 minutes and consuming 2 kilograms of fuel.
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Entering runway 25 at LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, Average speed was 22 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| Info |
Average speed 21 kt 4 kt min to max 40 kt |
4 | 40 kt | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 12.3 ° |
12.1 | 3.2 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.3 | 0.0 ° | |
| Info |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.95 g min to max 0.99 g |
0.97 | 0.99 g | |
| Info |
Battery Master On at 23:23:40 |
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| Info |
Engine 1 Started at 23:23:40 |
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| Info |
Beacon Lights Switched On at 23:23:40 |
Departure roll runway 25 at LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport. Takeoff distance 101 m 3 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 58 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 101 m 3 % of runway |
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| 34.53 % |
Liftoff speed was 58 kt Target 42 kt |
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| 86.34 % |
Runway alignment max 6.79 m 0.00 m left to 6.79 m right |
-6.79 | -1.96 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g |
0.99 | 1.02 g | |
| 80 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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| Info |
Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 2.4 ° min to max 3.2 ° |
3.2 | 2.6 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 3.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.1 ° |
0.0 | 5.1 ° | |
| 0 % |
Landing Lights at 23:24:29 |
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| 0 % |
Strobe Lights at 23:24:30 |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.2 | 0.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 66 kt 59 kt min to max 70 kt |
59 | 70 kt | |
| 91.92 % |
Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.1 ° |
5.1 | 1.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.07 g 0.98 g min to max 1.23 g |
1.02 | 0.98 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI 661 fpm 329 fpm min to max 892 fpm |
329 | 892 fpm | |
| Info |
Average altitude 19 ft agl 3 ft agl min to max 54 ft agl |
3 | 54 ft agl | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 8.8 ° |
2.6 | 8.5 ° |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 75 kt 70 kt min to max 97 kt |
70 | 97 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.5 ° |
1.2 | 1.1 ° | |
| 96.86 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.39 g min to max 1.04 g |
0.98 | 1.04 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI 773 fpm -1,011 fpm min to max 1,026 fpm |
895 | -1,011 fpm | |
| Info |
Average altitude 146 ft agl 54 ft agl min to max 373 ft agl |
54 | 320 ft agl | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 6.5 ° -6.8 ° min to max 8.8 ° |
8.4 | -6.3 ° |
Left hand pattern entry from runway 25 LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 25 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 105 kt 94 kt min to max 109 kt |
98 | 94 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 16.6 ° 1.2 ° min to max 43.8 ° |
26.2 | 33.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.26 g 0.63 g min to max 1.48 g |
1.15 | 1.19 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -234 fpm -1,394 fpm min to max 1,385 fpm |
-886 | 264 fpm | |
| Info |
Average altitude 122 ft agl 84 ft agl min to max 305 ft agl |
305 | 201 ft agl | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -10.1 ° min to max 8.6 ° |
-4.5 | 0.0 ° |
Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 25 LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 24 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 23.61 % |
Heading 16.5 ° 3.8 ° min to max 49.2 ° |
14.8 | 49.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 94 kt 91 kt min to max 96 kt |
94 | 95 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.81 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.15 | 1.02 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI 287 fpm -106 fpm min to max 704 fpm |
164 | -106 fpm | |
| Info |
Average altitude 266 ft agl 203 ft agl min to max 322 ft agl |
203 | 319 ft agl | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 13.2 ° 0.4 ° min to max 28.8 ° |
28.8 | 25.9 ° | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -1.3 ° min to max 5.0 ° |
-0.1 | -1.3 ° |
Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 85.8 °.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Angle to runway (45 degrees) 85.8 °. |
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| 100 % |
Average speed 95 kt 66 kt min to max 111 kt |
96 | 111 kt | |
| 0 % |
Average bank angle 16.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 52.5 ° |
22.2 | 6.1 ° | |
| 82 % |
Average g force 1.09 g 0.59 g min to max 2.13 g |
1.02 | 1.08 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI 91 fpm -2,152 fpm min to max 2,233 fpm |
-248 | -1,041 fpm | |
| Info |
Average altitude 428 ft agl 171 ft agl min to max 888 ft agl |
314 | 556 ft agl | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -13.9 ° min to max 17.6 ° |
-2.1 | -5.0 ° |
Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 49 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Heading -46.8 ° -179.4 ° min to max 175.4 ° |
19.9 | -73.8 ° | |
| 0 % |
Average altitude 372 ft agl 83 ft agl min to max 607 ft agl |
543 | 83 ft agl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 92 kt 80 kt min to max 111 kt |
111 | 80 kt | |
| 95.14 % |
Average g force 1.13 g 0.61 g min to max 1.67 g |
1.06 | 1.23 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -624 fpm -1,999 fpm min to max 1,162 fpm |
-907 | -732 fpm | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 17.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 46.9 ° |
4.8 | 7.1 ° | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -13.7 ° min to max 8.9 ° |
-4.4 | -2.0 ° |
Landing on runway 25 at LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, runway length 2,950 m. Threshold height at 84 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 79 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 0 % |
Threshold speed was excessively high at 79 kt. Target 45 kt |
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| 35.24 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 0 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 97.6 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
-0.4 | 0.5 ° | |
| 85.91 % |
Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
1.2 | 0.9 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.75 g min to max 1.16 g |
1.03 | 0.99 g | |
| Info |
Average speed 52 kt 35 kt min to max 79 kt |
79 | 35 kt | |
| Info |
Average VSI -90 fpm -664 fpm min to max 495 fpm |
-510 | -202 fpm | |
| Info |
Average altitude 52 ft agl 14 ft agl min to max 122 ft agl |
84 | 14 ft agl | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -5.8 ° min to max 9.9 ° |
-1.7 | 2.5 ° | |
| Info |
Flaps Position 1 at 23:30:07 |
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 35 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -202 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 2 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 2 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 96.39 % |
Touchdown VSI was -202 fpm. |
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| 0 % |
Touchdown distance was 1,511 m Target 457 m |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 35 kt Target below 36 kt |
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| 68.7 % |
Runway alignment max 11.63 m 10.41 m left |
11.63 | 8.92 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° |
0.9 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.90 g min to max 1.32 g |
0.99 | 1.05 g | |
| 60 % |
Landing Bounce |
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| Info |
Average speed 34 kt 33 kt min to max 35 kt |
35 | 33 kt | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 6.2 ° 2.5 ° min to max 9.4 ° |
2.5 | 7.1 ° |
Total landing distance 1,593 m, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.8 m from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,593 m 54 % of runway. |
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| 78.99 % |
Runway alignment max 8.81 m 8.81 m left to 0.00 m left |
8.81 | 5.45 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.04 | 0.99 g | |
| Info |
Average speed 30 kt 30 kt min to max 31 kt |
31 | 30 kt | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 6.5 ° 5.6 ° min to max 7.7 ° |
7.5 | 6.1 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.8 ° |
0.4 | 0.3 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 25 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| Info |
Average speed 24 kt 12 kt min to max 30 kt |
30 | 19 kt | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 4.2 ° min to max 12.1 ° |
6.0 | 11.2 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.3 | 0.0 ° | |
| Info |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.02 g |
0.99 | 0.99 g | |
| Info |
Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:31:17 |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 13 kt 9 kt min to max 19 kt |
19 | 9 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 14 kt max 14 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.99 | 1.01 g | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle 12.1 ° 11.3 ° min to max 12.3 ° |
11.3 | 12.0 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.0 | 0.3 ° | |
| 0 % |
Taxi Lights at 23:31:55 |
Incident Report: Savage Cub Landing at LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
On this occasion, the Savage Cub aircraft successfully landed on runway 25 at LRBS Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, but a closer examination of the events reveals several areas for improvement. The landing was conducted in favorable local weather conditions, with a relatively calm temperature of 15°C and slight headwind of 2 kt at 270°.
However, the crew faced challenges during the execution of the landing, particularly with regards to the aircraft's touchdown. The threshold height at 84 ft above ground level (agl) was significantly higher than the target, indicating a potential issue with the initial descent path or the aircraft's airspeed. Additionally, the threshold speed of 79 kt exceeded the recommended value, likely resulting in an extended flare phase or a compromised touchdown performance.
In terms of landing performance, the touchdown speed of 35 kt was satisfactory, but the touch point was too far down the runway, utilizing more than 50% of the available length. This long touchdown point was partly due to the high speed at arrival over the threshold and partly due to an excessive touchdown rate of -202 ft/min, indicating a possible loss of airspeed during the flare. Furthermore, the touchdown position was misaligned by 11.6 meters from the centerline, potentially putting the aircraft at risk of veering off the remaining runway.
The landing distance of 1593 meters, accounting for 54% of the available runway, was still within safe limits, considering the headwind component of 2 kt. Yet, this outcome was somewhat fortunate, given the various deviations from the ideal landing conditions. During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was again found to be slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline.
Considering these factors, the scoring of 65.4% highlights areas where the crew needs to refine their landing techniques, emphasizing the importance of proper planning and situational awareness to minimize deviations from the standard.
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