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KSEA
Seattle, United States
Runway 16L
Elevation430 ft asl
Weight56,667 kg
Fuel7,085 kg
Wind160° · 4 kn · 1 kn cross

Flight Score

99.47 %
KSAN
San Diego, United States
Runway 27
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight51,670 kg
Fuel1,955 kg
Wind150° · 5 kn · 4 kn cross
4 Nov 2026 2:27 946 nm Airbus A220-300 5,130 kg
Departure Score
99.91 %
Enroute Score
99.66 %
Arrival Score
98.83 %

What went well

Touchdown 357 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 29 ft and 125 kt — both inside band
Straight touchdown — 2.32 m off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Firm touchdown — 282 fpm, −0.39 points across the landing and the touchdown
  • Arrival Touchdown · sink rate 282 fpm−0.32
  • Arrival Landing · flare: the descent was not taken out−0.07
Enroute Level — overspeed warning; speed limits at 92 %, −0.11 points

Next time

Arrival

Continue arresting the sink throughout the flare so it does not return before the mains touch.

What happened: The flare arrested the sink to 11 ft, then 119 fpm returned before the mains touched, giving a touchdown rate of 282 fpm. Sink that returns after an early arrest usually produces a firmer touchdown than the flare alone would suggest.

Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 282 fpm next time

See Arrival Touchdown

There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 17 stages, 15 in the score

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 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 13 kt0 kt min to max 19 kt 14 6 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 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 -0.3 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.3 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 5 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 6 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 16L at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Average speed was 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 8 kt7 kt min to max 9 kt 7 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.0 0.1 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 16L at KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,478 m 41 % of runway. Rotation speed was 143 kt. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 4 kt at 160 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,478 m41 % of runway
100 % Rotation speed was 143 ktTarget 140 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.33 m right2.02 m left to 2.33 m right -0.43 1.76 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.1 °-0.5 ° min to max 3.8 ° -0.4 3.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
Departure Climb 1 99.80Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16L KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 160 kt155 kt min to max 163 kt 155 163 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
98 % Average g force 1.22 g1.00 g min to max 1.46 g 1.05 1.44 g
Info Average VSI 444 fpm72 fpm min to max 1,204 fpm 72 1,204 fpm
Info Average altitude 5 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 20 ft agl 0 20 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.1 °4.0 ° min to max 12.5 ° 4.0 12.5 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched On 14 ft agl · 156 kt
Departure Climb 2 99.76Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16L KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.1 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 162 kt156 kt min to max 163 kt 163 156 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.2 0.6 °
98 % Average g force 1.31 g0.96 g min to max 1.43 g 1.43 0.96 g
Info Average VSI 2,082 fpm1,266 fpm min to max 3,874 fpm 1,266 3,874 fpm
Info Average altitude 81 ft agl22 ft agl min to max 311 ft agl 22 311 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.4 °12.7 ° min to max 17.6 ° 12.7 17.4 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 193 ft agl · 160 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16L KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Climb speed 148 kt144 kt min to max 154 ktTarget 154 kt, 6 kt slow 154 144 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.4 ° min to max 2.5 ° 1.4 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.87 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.90 g
100 % Landing gear up at 81 ft aglTarget by 400 ft agl
Info Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.2 °
Info Average VSI 3,313 fpm2,674 fpm min to max 3,871 fpm 3,871 2,674 fpm
Info Average altitude 702 ft agl377 ft agl min to max 988 ft agl 377 988 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 15.5 °13.4 ° min to max 17.2 ° 17.2 13.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead SeaTac (Washington, United States). Climbing from 1,441 ft asl to 36,988 ft asl, an increase of 35,547 ft in 28 minutes and covering 164 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 245 kt144 kt min to max 276 kt 144 222 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.4 °0.0 ° min to max 25.9 ° 0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.15 g 0.91 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,652 fpm78 fpm min to max 3,226 fpm 2,539 78 fpm
Info Average altitude 17,296 ft asl1,441 ft asl min to max 36,988 ft asl 1,441 36,988 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °1.5 ° min to max 13.4 ° 13.0 2.8 °
Info Turn coordination 0-9 min to max 11 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 1 2,851 ft agl · 183 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3,858 ft agl · 230 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 9,472 ft agl · 287 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 9,897 ft agl · 290 kt
Enroute Level 98.32Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of Warm Springs (Oregon, United States) and lasted 87 minutes, covering 656 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,350 ft of 36,996 ft asl36,849 ft asl min to max 37,084 ft asl 37,003 36,997 ft asl
92 % Average speed 250 kt210 kt min to max 279 kt 226 252 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 16.3 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 0-1 min to max 1 1 -1
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° 2.6 1.7 °

Events

Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 29,890 ft agl · 493 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 29,394 ft agl · 480 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Silver Lake (California, United States). Descent from 36,996 ft asl to 6,541 ft asl, a decrease of 30,455 ft in 15 minutes and covering 100 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 263 kt216 kt min to max 284 kt 252 216 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.7 °0.0 ° min to max 25.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.15 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,946 fpm-3,116 fpm min to max 10 fpm 10 -1,236 fpm
Info Average altitude 18,092 ft asl6,541 ft asl min to max 36,996 ft asl 36,996 6,541 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.9 °-4.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 -1.6 °
Info Turn coordination 0-13 min to max 6 1 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,956 ft agl · 288 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 6,890 ft agl · 264 kt
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of La Mesa (California, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 11 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±807 ft of 5,979 ft asl5,924 ft asl min to max 6,149 ft asl 6,149 5,924 ft asl
100 % Average speed 172 kt153 kt min to max 206 kt 206 153 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.6 °0.0 ° min to max 19.5 ° 0.0 11.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.06 g 1.03 0.90 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 8 0 1
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °-0.7 ° min to max 4.9 ° -0.7 -0.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 5,309 ft agl · 219 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 5,427 ft agl · 214 kt
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile south of La Presa (California, United States). Descent from 5,900 ft asl to 1,521 ft asl, a decrease of 4,379 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 152 kt147 kt min to max 160 kt 153 150 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.0 ° min to max 11.2 ° 11.1 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.07 g 0.90 1.07 g
Info Average VSI -1,906 fpm-2,638 fpm min to max -1,270 fpm -1,497 -1,270 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,482 ft asl1,521 ft asl min to max 5,900 ft asl 5,900 1,521 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-3.4 ° min to max 0.1 ° -1.2 0.1 °
Info Turn coordination 0-10 min to max 2 2 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 5,041 ft agl · 174 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,349 ft agl · 158 kt
Arrival Approach 100.00Final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport. Descent from 1,559 ft agl to 46 ft agl in 104 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed at both gates
100 % Landing flappassed at both gates
100 % Sink ratepassed at both gates
100 % On glideslopepassed at both gates
100 % On centrelinepassed at both gates
100 % On speedpassed at both gates
100 % Wings levelpassed at both gates

Events

Info Flaps Position 5 1,289 ft agl · 155 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 813 ft agl · 130 kt
Arrival Landing 98.99Landing on runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, runway length 2,310 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 125 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 125 kt. Target 127 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 50 ft agl
96 % Great landing flare. It lost 4.1 points, partly for taking only 383 fpm of the sink out.
100 % Runway alignment max 4.15 m right2.48 m right to 4.15 m right -4.15 -2.62 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.8 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.8 1.0 °
100 % Peak g force 1.18 g0.94 g min to max 1.18 g 1.11 1.00 g
Info Average speed 123 kt120 kt min to max 125 kt 125 120 kt
Info Average VSI -365 fpm-688 fpm min to max -218 fpm -688 -287 fpm
Info Average altitude 12 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl 30 0 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.2 ° min to max 2.9 ° 1.2 2.5 °
07515022530037501223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.18Touchdown distance was good at 356 m. Touchdown speed at 120 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -282 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 21 °C. Wind 5 kt at 150 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Tailwind: 4 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
76 % Touchdown rate was -282 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 357 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 120 ktTarget below 122 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.64 m right2.53 m right -2.62 -2.32 m
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °1.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.0 1.6 °
100 % Peak g force 1.22 g0.99 g min to max 1.22 g 1.00 1.19 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 120 kt120 kt min to max 120 kt 120 120 kt
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °1.9 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.5 1.9 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,205 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,205 m52 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 3.91 m right3.32 m left to 3.91 m right 1.18 2.59 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.14 g 1.14 1.00 g
Info Average speed 93 kt63 kt min to max 124 kt 124 63 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.8 ° min to max 1.8 ° 1.8 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.6 0.0 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched Off 10 ft agl · 119 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 42 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 46 kt13 kt min to max 62 kt 62 14 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.3 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.5 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 10 ft agl · 15 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 15 kt 14 0 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 9 ktmax 9 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.4 -0.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.0 °

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 10 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 10 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake On 10 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 10 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 10 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched Off 10 ft agl

Speed and pitch

From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.

Rotated at 143 kt, 3 kt above the 140 kt target, and lifted off at 155 kt 3.6 s later, the nose coming up at 1.1° a second. Climb 3 averaged 148 kt, 6 kt under its 154 kt target.

How to read this

Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The dashed green line is the speed to rotate at for this aircraft at its weight, and the green dot is where the nose started to come up. The figures at liftoff are the pitch then and how fast the nose came up, in degrees a second. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, the part of the climb scored on holding the climb speed.

Climb 3 target 154180 kt12060020°10°0°ROTATELIFTOFFtarget 1404.0° off · 1.1°/s15° at 35 ftAIRSPEEDPITCH02040 sfrom brake release
AirspeedPitchRotation speed targetRotation beganClimb 3

The takeoff, point by point

PointSpeedPitchTime
Brake release0 m 14 kt -0.4° 0 s
80 kt317 m 80 kt -0.2° 15.4 s
Rotate1,137 m · target 140 143 kt 0.1° 30.0 s
Liftoff1,406 m · +12 kt from rotation 155 kt 4.0° 33.6 s
35 ft1,832 m · 5.3 s after liftoff 163 kt 15.3° 38.9 s
Gear up1,933 m · 81 ft · full marks to 400 ft 161 kt 17.0° 40.9 s
Climb 32,238 m · 376 ft to 988 ft · target 154 148 kt avg 17.2° 45.1 s
End of Climb 32,969 m · 988 ft 144 kt 13.4° 54.5 s

Takeoff from KSEA 16L

Taxi lightsOk
Set
Takeoff roll100.00
1,478m41 %
Rotation speed100.00
143kttarget 140, 3 fast
Liftoff speed
155kt
Runway alignment100.00
2.33m R
Bounce on takeoffOk
None
Gear up100.00
81ftfull marks to 400 ft
Climb 3 speed100.00
148kttarget 154
Rate of climb99.80
443fpm

Side view from the start of the roll to the end of Climb 3 at 988 ft.

Reached 35 ft with 1,710 m of runway left; gear up at 81 ft, inside the 400 ft that gets full marks; then climbing at 2,840 fpm on average to 988 ft.

How to read this

The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length. The gear-up ring is coloured by its mark. The shaded stretch is Climb 3, scored on its average speed against the target.

1,000 ft500 ft0CLIMB 3148 kt avgtarget 154THRESHOLDRUNWAY END6080100120KNOTS ALONG THE ROLLRotate 143 kttarget 140Liftoff 155 ktGear up 81 ftfull marks to 400 ft
On the runwayClimbingLast quarter of the runwayGear upClimb 3

Plan view the roll down the 3,623 m runway.

Rolled from 80 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 2.3 m at the widest, and lifted off 1.8 m left. Airborne 41 % of the way down the runway, before the 75 % line.

How to read this

The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

1,0002,0003,000THRESHOLDLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓CROSS1 kn75 %widest 2.33 m RROLL 80 M INAirborne 1,486 m from the threshold
Your trackRunway used in the rollCentreline75 %: lift off before it for full marks
Runway to liftoff 1,486 m of 3,623 m · 41 %
Behind the start of the roll, 80 mTakeoff roll, 1,406 m Left ahead, 2,137 m

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 100.007 of 7500 ft 100.007 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate920 fpm800 fpm
On glideslope3.6°3.6°
On centreline0.0° off0.1° off
On speed+7.4 kt+1.4 kt
Wings level0° bank0° bank

When the approach was stable

Every check met from 4 nm to the threshold.

How to read this

Each line is one of the gate checks, run along the whole final rather than only at the gates: green where it would have passed, amber where it would not. The glideslope, centreline and speed lines use the bands in the charts beside this card. The sink rate is allowed what the glideslope needs at your ground speed plus 600 fpm, the wings 10° of bank, and the gear and flap are read from when you moved the levers. The bottom line is green where every check held at once, ignoring blips shorter than 0.2 nm, and the sentence above it says from where it held to the threshold. A ring is a stabilisation gate, where the checks in the table were taken.

Gear downLanding flapSink rateOn glideslopeOn centrelineOn speedWings levelAll checks4 nm321THR
Check metNot metStabilisation gate

The approach to KSAN 27

The final from 4 nm, with the stabilisation gates on it.

Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 1° band in green.

Inside the glideslope band from 4 nm to the threshold, never more than 240 ft above the slope.

How to read this

Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber. A ring is a stabilisation gate: green when every check there passed, amber with the failed checks named beside it.

5001,0001,5002,000 ft4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRON SLOPE1,3301,0106903703° GLIDESLOPE · 1° BAND1,5438164542331,000 ft gate7 of 71,262 ft · 134 kt500 ft gate7 of 7653 ft · 128 kt
GlideslopeAllowed bandYou, inside the bandYou, outside itYour height thereStabilisation gate

Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 24× larger than distances along the final.

Inside the 1° band all the way from 4 nm, never more than 15 m off the centreline.

How to read this

Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.

4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHR40 m L040 m RLEFT ↑RIGHT ↓1° BAND3 m R3 m R10 m R14 m R2 m R5 m R
Extended centreline1° either sideYour trackOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 32 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 19 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.

Inside the speed band all the way, between −2 kt and +24 kt on the approach speed of 127 kt.

How to read this

Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.

120140160180 kt4 nm3 nm2 nm1 nmTHRAPPROACH SPEED 127+23 kt+1 kt+7 kt+7 kt−2 kt
Your airspeedApproach speedWhat the gates allowOutside the bandStabilisation gate

Landing and touchdown on KSAN 27

Over the threshold

Threshold height100.00
29ft
Threshold speed100.00
125kttarget 127, 2 slow
Centreline offset100.00
4.15m R

Touchdown

Past threshold100.00
357m
Centreline100.00
2.64m R
Speed100.00
120kttarget 122 or less
Touchdown rate75.91
-282fpm
Impact100.00
1.22G
BouncesOk
None
The flare95.95

Great landing flare. It lost 4.1 points, partly for taking only 383 fpm of the sink out.

The crosswind

3 kt across from the left, which takes about 1° of crab to hold the centreline at 120 kt. Touched down with the nose 2° into wind, wings level.

Wind 150° at 5 kt · 4 kt tail · 3 kt across

How to read this

The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.

The stop

From 125 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 34 s, an average deceleration of 0.15 g.

How to read this

Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.

0408012060 kt · 896 m30 kt · 1,266 mtouchdown1,316 mkt
Your ground speed60 kt and taxi speed

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

Crossed the threshold at 29 ft, 21 ft below the 50 ft target; began the flare at 24 ft. Touched down 357 m in, 52 m past the ideal 305 m.

How to read this

The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,524 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.

29 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft FLARE NORMALLY STARTS 11–45 FT 80 ft400 Flare 24 ft · −570 fpm · 1.5° · 125 ktdescent slowed at 11 ft · −192 fpm · 2.1°−282 fpm · 2.5° nose up · 120 kt Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 29 ft, down at 357 m

Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.

The sink went from 570 fpm at the flare to 280 fpm at touchdown. The nose came up 1.0° on the way down.

How to read this

Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.

SINK RATE FPM · 0 IS LEVEL, LOWER IS COMING DOWN FASTERPITCH · HIGHER IS NOSE UP0−500−1,0000°5°10°flaredescent slowedtouchdown−282 fpm at touchdown2.5° at touchdown, +1° from the flare
Sink ratePitchFlare began, descent slowedTouchdown

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,310 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

Touched down 2.3 m right of the centreline, and stayed about there down the rollout, 3.9 m right at the widest.

How to read this

The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD LEFT ↑ RIGHT ↓ CROSS 3 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 357 m past threshold ROLLOUT ENDED
Your trackTouchdownRolloutCentreline

The 357 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,168 m of 2,310 m · 51 %
In the air over the runway, 357 mRollout, 812 m Left over, 1,142 m
Rollout distance100.00
812m51 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
3.91m R

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The Airbus A220-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 16L at KSEA, a movement that lasted 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Take-off was performed on runway 16L. The aircraft used 1,478 m of runway, which is 41 % of the available length, and rotated at 143 kt. Local weather at departure was 9 °C with a wind from 160° at 4 kt (crosswind 1 kt, headwind 4 kt).

Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl took 18 seconds, averaging 2,424 fpm and reaching 144 kt at the top of the segment. The climb continued from 1,441 ft asl to 36,988 ft asl in 28 minutes, covering 164 nm while the aircraft was overhead SeaTac.

Cruise was level at 37,000 ft asl for 87 minutes, covering 656 nm, beginning 2 mi north-west of Warm Springs.

Descent began from 36,996 ft asl and proceeded to 1,521 ft asl in 21 minutes, covering 116 nm. The descent started 1 mi north of Silver Lake and included a brief level-off at 6,000 ft asl.

Final approach to runway 27 at KSAN started from 1,559 ft agl and descended to 46 ft agl in 104 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were all met: gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, centreline, speed, and wings level. The landing gear was lowered at 2,349 ft agl with a speed of 158 kt; the final flap position 5 was selected at 1,289 ft agl with a speed of 155 kt.

Landing was made on runway 27, whose length is 2,310 m. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was 125 kt, described as good. The flare was noted as great. Touchdown occurred 356 m down the runway at 120 kt, a good speed, with a touchdown rate of minus 282 fpm, described as fair. Runway-touchdown alignment was very good; there was no bounce.

Total landing distance was 1,205 m, representing 52 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good. Local weather at KSAN was 21 °C with a wind from 150° at 5 kt (crosswind 4 kt, tailwind 4 kt).

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered 946 nm in 147 minutes and consumed 5,130 kg of fuel.

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