KMER to O15 Flight Report - PC-24 Air Ambulance

Flight from KMER to O15

Thursday, 21 November 2024 17:23

Minutes 4

9 nm

Fuel -2 kg

PC-24 Air Ambulance

Departure

Runway 31 at KMER

Castle Airport

Merced, California, United States

Altitude

184 ft asl

Weight

6,734 kg

Fuel

1,195 kg

Temperature

24 °C

Wind Speed

12 kt

Wind Direction

150.1 °

Headwind

-12 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 30 at O15

Turlock Mun

Turlock California, United States

161 ft asl

Altitude

6,736 kg

Weight

1,197 kg

Fuel

23 °C

Temperature

10 kt

Wind Speed

159.6 °

Wind Direction

-9 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 69.18%

Departure Score 67.15%

Enroute Score 63.54%

Arrival Score 76.85%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

52.17 %

Touchdown

87.5 %

Warning: Landed with a 9 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

0 %

Threshold speed was good at 110 kt.

Flare

10.53 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

71.69 %

Touchdown rate was very heavy at -921 ft/m.

Impact

85.71 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 106 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 150 m.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

80 %

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 31 at KMER Castle Airport, Average speed was 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn	0		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -1.1 ° min to max -1.1 °	-1.1		-1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 17:23:55
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:23:57
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 17:23:57
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 17:23:57
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 17:23:57
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:23:57

Departure Roll

76 %

Departure roll runway 31 at KMER Castle Airport. Takeoff distance 846 m 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 125 kn. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 13 kn at 150 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 13 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 846 m 24 % of runway
0 %	Liftoff speed was 125 kn Target 114 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.09 m 2.09 m left to 0.00 m left	0.54		2.08 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		1.14 g
80 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -1.0 ° min to max 12.7 °	-0.7		12.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:24:43
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:25:06

Departure Climb 1

59.74 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 31 KMER Castle Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.2 °
0 %	Average speed 114 kn 106 kn min to max 125 kn	125		107 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.0 °
97.43 %	Average g force 1.34 g 1.01 g min to max 1.59 g	1.21		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 978 ft/m 429 ft/m min to max 1,352 ft/m	429		1,352 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	0		49 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 29.3 ° 14.4 ° min to max 34.5 °	14.4		27.0 °

Departure Climb 2

43.31 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 31 KMER Castle Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
85 %	Heading variation -0.8 ° -3.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-3.2 °
0 %	Average speed 125 kn 107 kn min to max 151 kn	107		147 kn
52.68 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.0 °	0.0		3.5 °
88.86 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.24 g min to max 1.89 g	0.98		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 341 ft/m -598 ft/m min to max 3,920 ft/m	1,369		3,920 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 78 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 338 ft agl	51		338 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.9 ° 0.9 ° min to max 25.8 °	25.8		18.4 °
Info	Battery Master On at 17:23:54
Info	Engine 1 Started at 17:23:54
Info	Engine 2 Started at 17:23:54
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:23:54
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:23:54
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:23:54
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:23:54
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:23:54
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:23:54
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 17:25:13
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:25:16
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:25:18
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:25:19
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:25:21
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 17:25:22
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:25:23
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:25:23
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:25:24
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:25:25

Departure Climb 3

89.56 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 31 KMER Castle Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -3.3 ° -3.4 ° min to max -3.3 °	-3.3		-3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 145 kn 141 kn min to max 147 kn	146		141 kn
97.82 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.4		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.94 g min to max 1.25 g	1.15		0.94 g
0 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 4,904 ft/m 4,200 ft/m min to max 5,249 ft/m	4,200		5,249 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 663 ft agl 411 ft agl min to max 922 ft agl	411		922 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 22.1 ° 20.7 ° min to max 23.1 °	20.7		23.0 °
Info	Gear Not Retracted at 17:25:30

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead KMER Castle Airport Merced (California, United States). Climbing from 1,194 ft asl to 1,962 ft asl, an increase of 768 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 144 kn 136 kn min to max 164 kn	140		164 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.1 ° 2.5 ° min to max 7.2 °	2.5		6.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.82 g 0.67 g min to max 0.95 g	0.95		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI 2,941 ft/m 72 ft/m min to max 5,236 ft/m	5,236		72 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,700 ft asl 1,194 ft asl min to max 1,963 ft asl	1,194		1,962 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 22.9 °	22.9		0.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 17:25:51

Enroute Descent

27.07 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Winton (California, United States). Descent from 1,959 ft asl to 1,173 ft asl, a decrease of 787 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 159 kn 123 kn min to max 196 kn	168		123 kn
20.82 %	Average bank angle 11.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 79.6 °	6.8		3.4 °
87.43 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.60 g min to max 1.94 g	0.99		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI -319 ft/m -2,785 ft/m min to max 2,003 ft/m	-69		-940 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,156 ft asl 1,173 ft asl min to max 3,009 ft asl	1,959		1,173 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -10.3 ° min to max 6.9 °	0.3		-2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 17:25:56
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 17:25:56
Info	Overspeed Warning Activated at 17:25:59
Info	Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 17:26:29
Info	Overspeed Warning Activated at 17:26:38
Info	Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 17:26:40
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 17:26:43
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:26:45
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:27:02
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:27:23

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile north east of Winton (California, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 121 kn 119 kn min to max 122 kn	122		119 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.5 °	3.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.05 g	1.03		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -1,075 ft/m -1,152 ft/m min to max -1,024 ft/m	-1,024		-1,152 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,127 ft asl 1,099 ft asl min to max 1,155 ft asl	1,155		1,099 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.2 ° -2.8 ° min to max -1.8 °	-1.9		-1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:28:00

Arrival Final 2

77.89 %

Approaching runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 922 ft agl to 483 ft agl. A decrease of 439 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
26.85 %	Approach angle 5.6 ° 5.3 ° min to max 5.8 ° Target 3.0 °	5.8		5.3 °
100 %	Average speed 118 kn 114 kn min to max 120 kn	120		114 kn
100 %	Heading variation -1.0 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.6 °	-1.4		-0.6 °
99.16 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 3.3 °	0.3		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.84 g min to max 1.14 g	0.88		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -1,443 ft/m -1,720 ft/m min to max -1,186 ft/m	-1,186		-1,423 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 703 ft agl 483 ft agl min to max 922 ft agl	922		483 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -4.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	-3.9		-1.7 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:28:06
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 17:28:10
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:28:13
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:28:17

Arrival Final 1

69.28 %

Approaching runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 458 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 412 ft in 17 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
52.69 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 2.6 ° min to max 5.2 ° Target 3.0 °	5.2		2.6 °
0 %	Average speed 111 kn 109 kn min to max 114 kn	113		110 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.4 °	-0.4		0.1 °
93.7 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.8 °	2.4		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.74 g min to max 1.20 g	1.05		1.15 g
Info	Average VSI -1,292 ft/m -1,767 ft/m min to max -903 ft/m	-1,475		-1,128 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 136 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 458 ft agl	458		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -3.5 ° min to max 4.0 °	-0.1		3.9 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 17:28:20
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:28:21
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:28:22
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:28:25
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:28:29
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:28:30
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:28:32
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:28:33
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:28:36
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:28:37

Arrival Landing

52.17 %

Landing on runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun, runway length 905 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 110 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Threshold speed was good at 110 kn. Target 111 kn
100 %	Target 49 ft agl
10.53 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
95.35 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.2 °	0.4		4.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.74 g min to max 1.35 g	1.16		1.35 g
Info	Average speed 109 kn 106 kn min to max 110 kn	110		106 kn
Info	Average VSI -1,024 ft/m -1,115 ft/m min to max -921 ft/m	-1,115		-921 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl	39		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.6 ° -0.1 ° min to max 10.5 °	3.8		9.9 °
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 17:28:40

Arrival Touchdown

87.5 %

Touchdown distance was good at 150 m. Touchdown speed at 106 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -921 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 10 kn at 159 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Tailwind: 9 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
71.69 %	Touchdown VSI was -921 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 150 m Target 454 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 106 kn Target 117 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.52 m 0.14 m right	0.16		-0.22 m
65.79 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.0 °	4.2		4.2 °
85.71 %	Average g force 1.32 g 0.84 g min to max 2.00 g	1.35		1.05 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 105 kn 102 kn min to max 107 kn	106		102 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° -2.5 ° min to max 9.9 °	9.9		-1.3 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 17:28:41

Arrival Rollout

97.4 %

Total landing distance 508 m, 56 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 508 m 56 % of runway.
94.23 %	Runway alignment max 4.79 m 4.63 m left to 0.16 m right	-0.16		1.29 m
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 98 kn 64 kn min to max 110 kn	110		64 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.6 ° min to max 0.9 °	-0.8		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		0.7 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 21 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 26 kn 0 kn min to max 57 kn	57		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -1.3 ° min to max -0.9 °	-0.9		-1.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:28:54

Takeoff on runway 31 at KMER Castle Airport in the PC-24 Air Ambulance

67.15 %

76 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 846 m using 23.53 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

0 %

Liftoff speed was 125 kn - Target 114 kn

Alignment

100 %

2.09 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

80 %

Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

59.74 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 31 KMER Castle Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

0 %

Bank °

100 %

97.43 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

43.31 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 31 KMER Castle Airport.

Alignment

85 %

IAS kt

0 %

Bank °

52.68 %

88.86 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

89.56 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 31 KMER Castle Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

97.82 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun in the PC-24 Air Ambulance

Landing Score 76.59 %

77.89 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 922 ft agl to 483 ft agl. A decrease of 439 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

26.85 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

26.85 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

99.16 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

69.28 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 458 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 412 ft in 17 seconds.

Glideslope

52.69 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

52.69 %

IAS kt

0 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

93.7 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

52.17 %

Landing

Landing on runway 30 at O15 Turlock Mun, runway length 905 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 110 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

0 %

Threshold speed was good at 110 kt. Target 111 kt

Flare

10.53 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °

95.35 %

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

87.5 %

Touchdown

71.69 %

Touchdown rate was very heavy at -921 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 106 kt was a little fast. Target below 106 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 150 m.

Alignment

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bank

65.79 %

Bank angle 3.3 °

85.71 %

G 1.32 g

Bounce

80 %

Bounce Detected

97.4 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 508 m, 56 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 508 m using 56.17 % of runway

Alignment

94.23 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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