KSMO to KSMO Flight Report - C185F Skywagon Fairing

Flight from KSMO to KSMO

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 20:54

Minutes 7

8 nm

Fuel 6 lbs

C185F Skywagon Fairing

Departure

Runway 21 at KSMO

Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Santa Monica, California, United States

Altitude

148 ft asl

Weight

2,166 lbs

Fuel

176 lbs

Temperature

61 °F

Wind Speed

7 kt

Wind Direction

220.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 21 at KSMO

Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Santa Monica California, United States

148 ft asl

Altitude

2,160 lbs

Weight

170 lbs

Fuel

61 °F

Temperature

11 kt

Wind Speed

250.0 °

Wind Direction

10 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 90.6%

Pattern Score 82.38%

Departure Score 96.04%

Arrival Score 93.37%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport, utilizing a C185F Skywagon Fairchild aircraft. The takeoff distance required was 749 feet, which accounted for 15% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 78 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 220 degrees.

As the aircraft entered the left-hand pattern, it flew a distance of 1 nautical mile in 14 seconds. The subsequent crosswind leg was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 15 seconds. The pattern downwind turn was executed at an angle of 38.8 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The downwind leg itself spanned 2 nautical miles and took 65 seconds to complete.

The base leg turn was made at an angle of 35.7 degrees to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The base leg itself was completed in less than 1 nautical mile in 26 seconds. The final approach to runway 21 was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 224.0 degrees and an altitude of 193 feet above ground level.

However, the pilot decided to execute a go-around at an altitude of 41 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 21, which had a length of 4,977 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 70 knots. The touchdown point was located 405 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 58 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -126 feet per minute.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 250 degrees. The crosswind component was 5 knots, and the headwind component was 10 knots. The total landing distance was 2,393 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.

The total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 7 minutes. The aircraft used 6 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Average speed was 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 0 kt 0 kt min to max 0 kt	0		0 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 10.0 ° 10.0 ° min to max 10.0 °	10.0		10.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.39 g 1.38 g min to max 1.39 g	1.39		1.38 g
Info	Battery Master On at 20:54:18
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:54:18
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:54:18
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:54:18
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:54:40
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:54:40
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:54:40
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:54:40
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 20:54:40
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:54:40
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 20:54:40
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:54:40
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 20:54:40
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:54:40
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:54:40
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:54:40
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:54:45
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:54:45
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:54:45

Departure Roll

98.83 %

Departure roll runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Takeoff distance 749 ft 15 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 78 kt. Local weather - Temperature 62 °F. Wind 10 kt at 220 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 10 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 749 ft 15 % of runway
94.14 %	Liftoff speed was 78 kt Target 68 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 6.8 ft 6.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left	6.5		6.1 ft
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 9.1 °	9.0		2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:54:59

Departure Climb 1

99.29 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.4		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 92 kt 78 kt min to max 102 kt	78		102 kt
97.16 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.1 °	0.2		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.96 g min to max 1.14 g	1.05		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 360 fpm 182 fpm min to max 687 fpm	182		687 fpm
Info	Average altitude 11 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl	-1		35 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.0 ° 2.0 ° min to max 6.7 °	2.0		6.7 °

Departure Climb 2

90 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 116 kt 103 kt min to max 135 kt	103		132 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	1.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.78 g min to max 1.23 g	1.14		0.87 g
Info	Average VSI 1,114 fpm 490 fpm min to max 2,035 fpm	712		840 fpm
Info	Average altitude 313 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 873 ft agl	37		873 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.1 ° 1.7 ° min to max 11.9 °	6.8		2.8 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:56:14

Pattern Entry

97.76 %

Left hand pattern entry from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Distance was 1 nm in 14 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 136 kt 132 kt min to max 139 kt	132		137 kt
95.01 %	Average bank angle 32.9 ° 9.1 ° min to max 38.0 °	9.1		38.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.17 g 0.82 g min to max 1.37 g	0.88		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 395 fpm 9 fpm min to max 856 fpm	626		595 fpm
Info	Average altitude 959 ft agl 929 ft agl min to max 1,021 ft agl	929		1,021 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.7 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.7		2.6 °

Pattern Crosswind

54.03 %

Left hand pattern crosswind from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Distance was less than 1 nm in 15 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading -28.4 ° -64.3 ° min to max 10.9 °	10.9		-64.3 °
100 %	Average speed 134 kt 126 kt min to max 137 kt	136		126 kt
90.29 %	Average g force 1.22 g 0.94 g min to max 1.42 g	1.08		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 38 fpm -357 fpm min to max 383 fpm	383		350 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,024 ft agl 1,009 ft agl min to max 1,032 ft agl	1,026		1,029 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 34.0 ° 19.3 ° min to max 45.4 °	38.0		20.7 °
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° -1.2 ° min to max 3.0 °	1.6		1.8 °

Pattern Downwind Turn

98.6 %

Pattern Downwind Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 38.8 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.32 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 38.8 °.
100 %	Average speed 124 kt 119 kt min to max 126 kt	125		119 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 15.8 ° 8.5 ° min to max 22.3 °	22.3		8.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.77 g min to max 1.23 g	0.77		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -459 fpm -692 fpm min to max 130 fpm	130		-564 fpm
Info	Average altitude 991 ft agl 952 ft agl min to max 1,030 ft agl	1,030		952 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -2.2 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.9		-0.9 °

Pattern Downwind

94.05 %

Pattern Downwind Leg. Distance was 2 nm in 65 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading -1.0 ° -11.2 ° min to max 4.6 °	3.2		-11.2 °
80.17 %	Average altitude 860 ft agl 692 ft agl min to max 972 ft agl	945		692 ft agl
100 %	Average speed 99 kt 85 kt min to max 119 kt	119		85 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.81 g min to max 1.22 g	1.12		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -216 fpm -670 fpm min to max 385 fpm	-473		-198 fpm
Info	Average bank angle 3.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.6 °	4.4		22.6 °
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -2.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	0.1		2.6 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:58:32

Pattern Base Leg Turn

94.85 %

Pattern Base Leg Turn. Distance was 1 nm. Angle to runway (45 degrees) 35.7 °.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
82.83 %	Angle to runway (45 degrees) 35.7 °.
100 %	Average speed 80 kt 76 kt min to max 84 kt	84		79 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 15.5 ° 5.3 ° min to max 24.8 °	23.8		5.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.83 g min to max 1.35 g	0.97		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -747 fpm -1,495 fpm min to max -34 fpm	-252		-940 fpm
Info	Average altitude 533 ft agl 394 ft agl min to max 688 ft agl	688		394 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -4.2 ° min to max 5.0 °	1.6		0.5 °

Pattern Base Leg

55 %

Pattern Base Leg. Distance was less than 1 nm in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading -59.6 ° -94.5 ° min to max -10.9 °	-11.5		-89.4 °
100 %	Average speed 77 kt 73 kt min to max 79 kt	79		73 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.83 g min to max 1.18 g	1.05		0.89 g
0 %		0		0 fpm
Info	Average altitude 276 ft agl 203 ft agl min to max 380 ft agl	380		203 ft agl
Info	Average bank angle 11.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.2 °	3.8		2.1 °
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.1		-0.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:59:16

Arrival Final 1 (GA)

97.45 %

Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 193 ft agl to 93 ft agl. A decrease of 101 ft in 11 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.9 ° Target 3.5 °	3.8		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 75 kt 73 kt min to max 77 kt	73		77 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
87.25 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.0 °	4.2		4.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.85 g min to max 1.32 g	1.08		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -555 fpm -702 fpm min to max -357 fpm	-515		-357 fpm
Info	Average altitude 116 ft agl 93 ft agl min to max 193 ft agl	193		93 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -1.9 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.6		2.1 °

Arrival Landing (GA)

99.06 %

Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport, runway length 4,977 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 77 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 77 kt. Target 73 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
98 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
95.57 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.09 g	1.07		0.94 g
Info	Average speed 73 kt 66 kt min to max 77 kt	77		66 kt
Info	Average VSI -251 fpm -398 fpm min to max -91 fpm	-341		-94 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2 ft agl -19 ft agl min to max 32 ft agl	32		-19 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 4.9 °	2.0		3.8 °

Go-around

100 %

Go-Around runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport at 41 ft agl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 73 kt 53 kt min to max 129 kt	66		70 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 32.9 °	0.6		5.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.73 g min to max 1.40 g	0.93		0.96 g
Info	Average altitude 233 ft agl 30 ft agl min to max 879 ft agl	41		234 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.4 ° -4.3 ° min to max 10.1 °	3.9		1.9 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:00:12
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:00:14
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:02:04
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:02:34

Arrival Final 1

98.83 %

Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 226 ft agl to 87 ft agl. A decrease of 139 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.5 °	3.6		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kt 67 kt min to max 70 kt	69		70 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.0		0.1 °
94.16 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.6 °	0.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.92 g min to max 1.16 g	1.05		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -404 fpm -553 fpm min to max -230 fpm	-432		-230 fpm
Info	Average altitude 112 ft agl 87 ft agl min to max 226 ft agl	226		87 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.1 ° min to max 4.7 °	3.4		3.7 °

Arrival Landing

97.01 %

Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport, runway length 4,977 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 70 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 70 kt. Target 73 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
90.33 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
94.32 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 °	0.1		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	1.03		0.90 g
Info	Average speed 66 kt 58 kt min to max 71 kt	70		58 kt
Info	Average VSI -178 fpm -300 fpm min to max -83 fpm	-229		-126 fpm
Info	Average altitude 0 ft agl -21 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl	26		-21 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.5 ° 2.3 ° min to max 7.0 °	3.7		6.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

81.94 %

Touchdown point was 405 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 58 kt was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -126 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 61 °F. Wind 11 kt at 250 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 10 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.1 %	Touchdown VSI was -126 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,589 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 58 kt Target below 78 kt
94.21 %	Runway alignment max 15.2 ft 11.2 ft left	6.6		15.2 ft
60.67 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.4 °	2.1		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.87 g min to max 1.21 g	0.90		1.13 g
0 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 56 kt 54 kt min to max 58 kt	58		54 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 8.3 ° 6.2 ° min to max 10.0 °	6.2		10.0 °

Arrival Rollout

95.7 %

Total landing distance 2,393 ft, 48 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 2,393 ft 48 % of runway.
90.43 %	Runway alignment max 18.6 ft 18.6 ft left to 0.0 ft left	15.2		1.0 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.87 g min to max 1.13 g	1.11		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 43 kt 34 kt min to max 46 kt	46		34 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 9.3 ° 6.3 ° min to max 10.8 °	10.0		7.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.6 °	1.7		0.5 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 26 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 19 kt 13 kt min to max 36 kt	29		36 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 9.0 ° 8.4 ° min to max 9.2 °	8.6		8.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.5		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g	1.02		0.93 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:03:45
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:03:46

Takeoff on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport in the C185F Skywagon Fairing

96.04 %

98.83 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 749 ft using 15.05 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

94.14 %

Liftoff speed was 78 kn - Target 68 kn

Alignment

100 %

6.8 ft left to 0.0 ft left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.29 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.16 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

90 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport.

Heading

0 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport in the C185F Skywagon Fairing

Landing Score 93.37 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft, a C185F Skywagon, successfully landed on runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 224.0° at an altitude of 193 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The pilot demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately touching down on the runway.

The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 77 knots, but still within a safe margin. The touchdown point was 405 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 58 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -126 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centreline, which may require some adjustments during the rollout phase. However, the runway rollout alignment was ultimately very good, indicating that the pilot was able to correct the alignment and maintain control of the aircraft.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favourable, with a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 11 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing, and the pilot was able to maintain control throughout the approach and touchdown.

Overall, the landing was successful, with a total landing distance of 2,393 feet, which is 48% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance, and the landing was well-executed.

98.83 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 21 at KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 226 ft agl to 87 ft agl. A decrease of 139 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %