TNCM to TNCM Flight Report - Britten Norman Trislander BN2

Flight from TNCM to TNCM

Thursday, 21 March 2024 12:59

Minutes 13

15 nm

Fuel 10 kg

Britten Norman Trislander BN2

Departure

Runway 10 at TNCM

Princess Juliana Intl

St Maarten I, Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

2,833 kg

Fuel

158 kg

Temperature

28 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

225.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 10 at TNCM

Princess Juliana Intl

St Maarten I Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin

10 ft asl

Altitude

2,822 kg

Weight

147 kg

Fuel

29 °C

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

120.1 °

Wind Direction

7 kt

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 89.96%

Departure Score 83.28%

Enroute Score 97.91%

Arrival Score 86.44%

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Departure Roll

66.84 %

Departure roll runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl. Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 100 kn. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kn at 225 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 0 m 0 % of runway
84.21 %	Liftoff speed was 100 kn Target 85 kn
0 %	Runway alignment max 343.34 m 335.61 m left to 7.73 m right	335.61		-7.73 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.07 g	1.00		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -2.2 ° -2.7 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.0		1.7 °
Info	Battery Master On at 12:59:59
Info	Engine 1 Started at 12:59:59
Info	Engine 2 Started at 12:59:59
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 12:59:59
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 12:59:59
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 12:59:59
Info	Parking Brake On at 12:59:59
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:00:19
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:00:20
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:00:55
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:01:14
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 13:01:35

Departure Climb 1

98.11 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TNCM Princess Juliana Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.6		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 104 kn 100 kn min to max 107 kn	100		107 kn
92.45 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.9 °	1.8		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.95 g min to max 1.12 g	1.07		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 347 ft/m 254 ft/m min to max 499 ft/m	254		499 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	0		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.2 ° min to max 2.2 °	-0.2		2.1 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 13:01:49

Departure Climb 2

84.89 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TNCM Princess Juliana Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		-0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 110 kn 107 kn min to max 112 kn	107		108 kn
39.58 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 0.8 ° min to max 25.0 °	1.4		25.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.18 g	1.03		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 410 ft/m 197 ft/m min to max 1,266 ft/m	505		1,266 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 78 ft agl 44 ft agl min to max 250 ft agl	44		250 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.5 ° min to max 5.6 °	2.0		5.0 °

Enroute Climb

99.54 %

Enroute climb started overhead TNCM Princess Juliana Intl St Maarten I (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Climbing from 288 ft asl to 1,350 ft asl, an increase of 1,062 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 99 kn 89 kn min to max 112 kn	107		101 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.6 °	25.3		14.4 °
95.43 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.67 g min to max 1.30 g	1.08		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI 464 ft/m -385 ft/m min to max 1,223 ft/m	1,223		628 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 802 ft asl 288 ft asl min to max 1,350 ft asl	288		1,350 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -4.5 ° min to max 5.7 °	4.6		-2.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

99.77 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Grand-Case (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,457 ft asl 1,345 ft asl min to max 1,561 ft asl	1,362		1,531 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 102 kn 97 kn min to max 110 kn	103		110 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 21.2 °	12.7		3.3 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.71 g min to max 1.14 g	1.14		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -3.1 ° min to max 3.8 °	-2.7		-2.4 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:04:49

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south of Grand-Case (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Climbing from 1,526 ft asl to 1,732 ft asl, an increase of 206 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 115 kn 110 kn min to max 123 kn	111		123 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.3 ° 2.1 ° min to max 24.5 °	3.4		5.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.79 g min to max 1.23 g	1.02		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 368 ft/m -343 ft/m min to max 1,752 ft/m	-343		1,175 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,561 ft asl 1,515 ft asl min to max 1,732 ft asl	1,526		1,732 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -4.3 ° min to max 1.3 °	-2.3		-1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

98.57 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of Marigot (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,849 ft asl 1,743 ft asl min to max 1,931 ft asl	1,743		1,837 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 120 kn 114 kn min to max 128 kn	118		128 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 17.6 °	6.3		15.5 °
85.71 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.50 g min to max 1.42 g	0.80		0.95 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -2.8 ° -7.2 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.0		-4.3 °

Enroute Descent

93.6 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south east of Marigot (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Descent from 1,826 ft asl to 359 ft asl, a decrease of 1,468 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 134 kn 116 kn min to max 154 kn	129		116 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 35.2 °	15.4		17.4 °
36 %	Average g force 1.02 g -0.37 g min to max 1.45 g	0.96		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI -1,333 ft/m -5,218 ft/m min to max 1,030 ft/m	-558		-83 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,080 ft asl 359 ft asl min to max 1,826 ft asl	1,826		359 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -8.0 ° -24.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	-5.2		0.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 3

93.91 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead TNCM Princess Juliana Intl St Maarten I (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 217 ft asl 159 ft asl min to max 360 ft asl	360		182 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 101 kn 89 kn min to max 116 kn	116		100 kn
87.64 %	Average bank angle 13.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 46.2 °	18.9		0.6 °
88.57 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.87 g min to max 1.45 g	1.06		0.96 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -5.0 ° min to max 6.3 °	0.1		1.6 °

Enroute Climb 3

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of TNCM Princess Juliana Intl St Maarten I (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Climbing from 189 ft asl to 361 ft asl, an increase of 172 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 93 kn 86 kn min to max 101 kn	101		90 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 15.3 ° 0.6 ° min to max 29.8 °	0.9		23.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.91 g min to max 1.17 g	1.17		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI 337 ft/m -68 ft/m min to max 916 ft/m	432		-11 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 284 ft asl 189 ft asl min to max 365 ft asl	189		361 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° -0.1 ° min to max 7.8 °	3.8		0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile west of TNCM Princess Juliana Intl St Maarten I (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 93 kn 76 kn min to max 101 kn	90		76 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.8 ° 3.1 ° min to max 22.4 °	22.4		6.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.86 g min to max 1.15 g	1.04		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -155 ft/m -508 ft/m min to max 206 ft/m	-28		-320 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 298 ft asl 191 ft asl min to max 360 ft asl	360		191 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -1.9 ° min to max 4.7 °	0.6		0.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:10:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:11:14

Arrival Final 1

76.32 %

Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 176 ft agl to 32 ft agl. A decrease of 145 ft in 33 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Approach angle 2.0 ° 1.8 ° min to max 2.2 ° Target 3.0 °	2.2		1.8 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kn 66 kn min to max 74 kn	74		67 kn
88 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.1 °
93.58 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.8 °	5.8		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.18 g	1.01		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -237 ft/m -515 ft/m min to max -104 ft/m	-291		-205 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 67 ft agl 32 ft agl min to max 176 ft agl	176		32 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -2.4 ° min to max 2.8 °	-0.0		1.5 °

Arrival Landing

74.02 %

Landing on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl, runway length 2,295 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 66 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 66 kn. Target 65 kn
50.67 %	Target 50 ft agl
45.97 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
98.66 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.7		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.07 g	1.03		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 65 kn 62 kn min to max 67 kn	66		62 kn
Info	Average VSI -182 ft/m -255 ft/m min to max -127 ft/m	-198		-189 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl	23		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.4		1.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

94.12 %

Touchdown distance was good at 231 m. Touchdown speed at 62 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was good at -189 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 30 °C. Wind 8 kn at 120 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85.4 %	Touchdown VSI was -189 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 231 m Target 457 m
92.89 %	Speed at touchdown 62 kn Target 55 kn
94.6 %	Runway alignment max 4.53 m 4.50 m left	4.49		4.48 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.3		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.99 g min to max 1.16 g	0.99		1.09 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 61 kn 61 kn min to max 62 kn	62		61 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		0.1 °

Arrival Rollout

97.75 %

Total landing distance 340 m, 15 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 340 m 15 % of runway.
95 %	Runway alignment max 5.01 m 4.42 m left to 0.59 m right	4.42		-0.59 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		0.98 g
Info	Average speed 50 kn 33 kn min to max 55 kn	55		33 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -2.2 ° -3.1 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.4		-3.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.0		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 25 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 20 kn 15 kn min to max 26 kn	26		15 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -3.3 ° min to max -1.9 °	-3.0		-2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:12:14
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:12:15

Arrival Taxi

90 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	15		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kn max 7 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -2.3 ° -2.7 ° min to max -2.0 °	-2.1		-2.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:14:04
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 13:14:08
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 13:13:01
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 13:14:09

Takeoff on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl in the Britten Norman Trislander BN2

83.28 %

66.84 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 0 m using 0 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

84.21 %

Liftoff speed was 100 kn - Target 85 kn

Alignment

0 %

335.61 m left to 7.73 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.11 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TNCM Princess Juliana Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

92.45 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

84.89 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TNCM Princess Juliana Intl.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

39.58 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl in the Britten Norman Trislander BN2

Landing Score 85.55 %

Landing Summary

Overall, the aircraft landing had some strengths and weaknesses that can be improved upon in the future. The Approach Phase had good heading alignment and speed on target, however, the descent path below the glideslope limit was poor. In the Landing Phase, the threshold height was too low and there was a very poor landing flare. Despite these issues, the Touchdown Phase had a good touchdown rate and distance, but the speed was above target. The Rollout Phase had fair runway alignment.

To improve this aircraft landing, it is recommended to work on maintaining a proper descent path during the Approach Phase, ensuring the threshold height is correct and executing a proper landing flare in the Landing Phase. Additionally, focus on maintaining target speeds and improving runway alignment throughout all phases of the landing process. Practice and attention to detail will help to achieve a smoother and more successful landing in the future. Keep up the good work and continue to strive for improvement in each phase of the landing procedure.

76.32 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 176 ft agl to 32 ft agl. A decrease of 145 ft in 33 seconds.

Glideslope

0 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

88 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

0 %

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