TGPY to TTCP Flight Report - TBM 850

Flight from TGPY to TTCP

Sunday, 17 March 2024 16:23

Minutes 38

80 nm

Fuel 93 kg

TBM 850

Departure

Runway 10 at TGPY

Point Salines Intl

St Georges, Saint George, Grenada

Altitude

33 ft asl

Weight

3,202 kg

Fuel

700 kg

Temperature

30 °C

Wind Speed

18 kt

Wind Direction

90.0 °

Headwind

18 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 11 at TTCP

Crown Point

Scarborough Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

23 ft asl

Altitude

3,109 kg

Weight

607 kg

Fuel

30 °C

Temperature

17 kt

Wind Speed

100.0 °

Wind Direction

17 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.02%

Departure Score 92.69%

Enroute Score 99.99%

Arrival Score 89.38%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

67.79 %

Touchdown

96.62 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

36.31 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 86 kt.

Flare

36.29 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

89.99 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -145 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 73 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown point was 217 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages TGPY to TTCP

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Departure Taxi

91.2 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
78 %	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 28 kn	1		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 16 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 1.0 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.0		1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Battery Master On at 16:23:45
Info	Engine 1 Started at 16:23:45
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 16:23:45
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 16:23:45
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 16:23:45
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 16:23:45
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:23:45
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:23:45
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 16:24:36

Departure Roll

90 %

Departure roll runway 10 at TGPY Point Salines Intl. Takeoff distance 1,994 m 73 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 93 kn. Local weather - Temperature 30 °C. Wind 18 kn at 90 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 18 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,994 m 73 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 93 kn Target 90 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.24 m 1.24 m left to 0.00 m left	0.14		0.40 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 1.2 ° min to max 4.0 °	1.4		3.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.5 °
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 16:28:03
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 16:27:34
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 16:28:41

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TGPY Point Salines Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 100 kn 93 kn min to max 106 kn	93		106 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.6		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.16 g	0.99		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 425 ft/m 367 ft/m min to max 462 ft/m	367		462 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 23 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl	0		51 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.9 ° 3.8 ° min to max 6.4 °	3.8		6.3 °

Departure Climb 2

89.55 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TGPY Point Salines Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.3 °	-0.1		2.3 °
100 %	Average speed 110 kn 106 kn min to max 116 kn	106		116 kn
62.18 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.4 °	0.7		13.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 768 ft/m 465 ft/m min to max 1,459 ft/m	465		1,297 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 107 ft agl 52 ft agl min to max 394 ft agl	52		394 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 6.3 ° min to max 9.0 °	6.3		8.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 16:28:59
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 16:29:06
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 16:29:06

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead TGPY Point Salines Intl St Georges (Saint George, Grenada). Climbing from 450 ft asl to 8,254 ft asl, an increase of 7,804 ft in 7 minutes and covering 17 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 134 kn 116 kn min to max 169 kn	116		169 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.2 °	13.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.83 g min to max 1.08 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,450 ft/m 97 ft/m min to max 2,132 ft/m	1,322		97 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,031 ft asl 450 ft asl min to max 8,254 ft asl	450		8,254 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.2 ° 0.3 ° min to max 10.5 °	8.6		0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 16:29:19
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 16:29:25
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 16:29:26
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 16:29:51
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 16:29:54
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 16:35:55
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 16:35:55

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 17 miles south east of TGPY Point Salines Intl St Georges (Saint George, Grenada) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 30 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 8,271 ft asl 8,263 ft asl min to max 8,281 ft asl	8,266		8,266 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 185 kn 172 kn min to max 187 kn	172		184 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.3 °

Enroute Descent

99.94 %

Enroute descent started 27 miles north west of TTCP Crown Point Scarborough (Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago). Descent from 8,266 ft asl to 1,735 ft asl, a decrease of 6,531 ft in 7 minutes and covering 21 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 185 kn 178 kn min to max 189 kn	184		178 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 29.7 °	8.4		19.4 °
99.43 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.74 g min to max 1.24 g	1.00		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -748 ft/m -1,287 ft/m min to max 30 ft/m	-13		-115 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,451 ft asl 1,735 ft asl min to max 8,266 ft asl	8,266		1,735 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.2 ° -3.7 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		-0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 16:45:35
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 16:45:35
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 16:51:41
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 16:51:41

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 10 miles west of TTCP Crown Point Scarborough (Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,717 ft asl 1,653 ft asl min to max 1,737 ft asl	1,733		1,653 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 124 kn 89 kn min to max 177 kn	177		94 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.7 °	17.7		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.85 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -1.9 ° min to max 2.4 °	-0.2		-0.8 °
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 16:52:14
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Activated at 16:52:14
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:53:29
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:53:44
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 16:54:25

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles west of TTCP Crown Point Scarborough (Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago). Descent from 1,646 ft asl to 172 ft asl, a decrease of 1,474 ft in 4 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 88 kn 82 kn min to max 94 kn	94		83 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -394 ft/m -727 ft/m min to max -239 ft/m	-422		-446 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 917 ft asl 172 ft asl min to max 1,646 ft asl	1,646		172 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -1.6 ° min to max 2.6 °	-0.8		1.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 16:57:49

Arrival Final 1

82.51 %

Approaching runway 11 at TTCP Crown Point from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 141 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 117 ft in 21 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
15.7 %	Approach angle 1.4 ° 1.1 ° min to max 2.1 ° Target 3.0 °	2.1		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 80 kn min to max 88 kn	80		86 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.3		-0.1 °
96.85 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.6		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.09 g	0.96		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI -272 ft/m -583 ft/m min to max -125 ft/m	-468		-125 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 58 ft agl 24 ft agl min to max 141 ft agl	141		24 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 0.4 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.0		3.2 °

Arrival Landing

67.79 %

Landing on runway 11 at TTCP Crown Point, runway length 2,444 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 86 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 86 kn. Target 85 kn
36.31 %	Target 50 ft agl
36.29 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
96.36 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.5 °	0.7		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	1.07		1.09 g
Info	Average speed 80 kn 72 kn min to max 86 kn	86		73 kn
Info	Average VSI -72 ft/m -217 ft/m min to max 48 ft/m	-115		-145 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 16 ft agl	16		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 1.7 ° min to max 5.9 °	3.2		5.9 °

Arrival Touchdown

96.62 %

Touchdown point was 217 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 73 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -145 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 31 °C. Wind 17 kn at 100 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 17 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.99 %	Touchdown VSI was -145 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 494 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 73 kn Target 72 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.88 m 1.07 m right	-0.19		0.18 m
82.54 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.5 °	1.1		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.15 g	1.09		0.94 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 70 kn 67 kn min to max 73 kn	73		67 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 6.1 ° 5.1 ° min to max 7.4 °	5.9		5.1 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 889 m, 36 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 889 m 36 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 3.35 m 2.72 m left to 0.63 m right	1.05		-0.63 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 42 kn 31 kn min to max 50 kn	50		31 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° 1.5 ° min to max 6.4 °	6.4		1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 11 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kn 3 kn min to max 35 kn	28		10 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° 0.5 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.5		1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:59:17
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 17:00:04
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated at 17:00:04
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 17:00:05
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 17:00:06
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 17:00:06
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 17:00:13

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kn 3 kn min to max 10 kn	10		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.6		1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:02:04
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 17:02:36
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 17:02:37

Takeoff on runway 10 at TGPY Point Salines Intl in the TBM 850

92.69 %

91.2 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 4 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

78 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

90 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,994 m using 72.95 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 93 kn - Target 90 kn

Alignment

100 %

1.24 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TGPY Point Salines Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

89.55 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TGPY Point Salines Intl.

Alignment

96 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

62.18 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 11 at TTCP Crown Point in the TBM 850

Landing Score 86.73 %

Landing Summary

Overall, it sounds like the aircraft landing had its ups and downs, but there are definitely some positive aspects to focus on.

What went well: - Heading alignment and speed during the Approach Phase were on target - Touchdown rate was smooth during the Touchdown Phase - Runway alignment was good throughout the landing

What didn't go so well: - Poor descent path below glideslope limit during the Approach Phase - Threshold height was too low and poor landing flare during the Landing Phase - Speed was a little above target during the Touchdown Phase

Recommendations for improvement: - Focus on maintaining a proper descent path to stay within glideslope limits during the Approach Phase - Work on maintaining a proper threshold height and executing a better landing flare during the Landing Phase - Pay attention to speed control to ensure it stays on target throughout the landing process

Keep practicing and working on improving these areas, and you'll see progress in future landings. Remember to stay focused and make adjustments as needed to ensure a safe and successful landing. Good luck!

82.51 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 11 at TTCP Crown Point from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 141 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 117 ft in 21 seconds.

Glideslope

15.7 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

15.7 %

IAS kt