KIAG to KBUF Flight Report - Cessna Skyhawk

Flight from KIAG to KBUF

Thursday, 03 August 2023 19:49

Minutes 36

28 nm

Fuel 13 kg

Cessna Skyhawk

Departure

Runway 28R at KIAG

Niagara Falls Intl

Niagara Falls, New York, United States

Altitude

584 ft asl

Weight

997 kg

Fuel

76 kg

Temperature

27 °C

Wind Speed

14 kt

Wind Direction

260.0 °

Headwind

14 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at KBUF

Buffalo Niagara Intl

Buffalo New York, United States

702 ft asl

Altitude

985 kg

Weight

64 kg

Fuel

25 °C

Temperature

11 kt

Wind Speed

220.3 °

Wind Direction

-11 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 87.02%

Departure Score 93.15%

Enroute Score 95.98%

Arrival Score 66.44%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

52.06 %

Touchdown

78.66 %

Warning: Landed with a 11 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

5 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

69.84 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 75 kt.

Flare

33.38 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

91.98 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -133 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

11.94 %

Touchdown speed at 70 kt was excessively fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 83 m.

Centreline

88.52 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KIAG to KBUF

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Departure Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 1 kn 0 kn min to max 8 kn	0		8 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
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 19:49:58
Info	Engine 1 Started at 19:49:58
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:49:58
Info	Parking Brake Off at 19:50:14
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 19:50:14
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:50:14
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:50:14
Info	Parking Brake Off at 19:50:37
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 19:50:59
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 19:50:59
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:50:59
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 19:49:59
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 19:49:59

Departure Roll

89.68 %

Departure roll runway 28R at KIAG Niagara Falls Intl. Takeoff distance 31 m 1 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 78 kn. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 14 kn at 260 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 14 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 31 m 1 % of runway
53.05 %	Liftoff speed was 78 kn Target 62 kn
95.35 %	Runway alignment max 3.81 m 0.94 m left to 2.87 m right	-0.85		-2.87 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -0.3 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.0		3.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 19:51:23
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 19:51:54

Departure Climb 1

98.28 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28R KIAG Niagara Falls Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 82 kn 78 kn min to max 85 kn	78		85 kn
93.11 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.6 °	0.0		4.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.97 g min to max 1.10 g	1.02		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 530 ft/m 315 ft/m min to max 641 ft/m	315		641 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl	0		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 3.1 ° min to max 7.4 °	3.1		7.1 °

Departure Climb 2

84.65 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28R KIAG Niagara Falls Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
57.88 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° -0.0 ° min to max 5.4 °	-0.0		5.4 °
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 83 kn min to max 93 kn	85		93 kn
80.74 %	Average bank angle 5.3 ° 4.0 ° min to max 9.3 °	4.7		9.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.79 g min to max 1.14 g	0.97		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 737 ft/m -1 ft/m min to max 1,056 ft/m	642		86 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 113 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 315 ft agl	51		315 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.8 ° -0.2 ° min to max 10.8 °	7.1		2.3 °

Enroute Climb

84.38 %

Enroute climb started overhead KIAG Niagara Falls Intl Niagara Falls (New York, United States). Climbing from 909 ft asl to 2,629 ft asl, an increase of 1,720 ft in 3 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
65.18 %	Climb speed 104 kn 85 kn min to max 129 kn Target 86 kn	95		111 kn
98.06 %	Average bank angle 10.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 41.0 °	9.8		1.7 °
90.86 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.76 g min to max 1.41 g	1.14		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 576 ft/m -935 ft/m min to max 2,894 ft/m	284		-218 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,872 ft asl 909 ft asl min to max 2,767 ft asl	909		2,629 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° -4.2 ° min to max 17.1 °	3.5		1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of NY24 Taylor Johnson Niagara Falls (New York, United States) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 13 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,798 ft asl 2,586 ft asl min to max 2,917 ft asl	2,833		2,586 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 117 kn 103 kn min to max 126 kn	107		126 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 22.7 °	1.1		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.13 g	0.97		1.13 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° -3.8 ° min to max 10.8 °	10.8		-3.8 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north of CNJ3 Ft Erie Ft Erie (New York, United States). Descent from 2,563 ft asl to 2,286 ft asl, a decrease of 277 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 129 kn 123 kn min to max 137 kn	126		136 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 0.6 ° min to max 9.4 °	6.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.81 g min to max 1.24 g	0.81		1.13 g
Info	Average VSI -477 ft/m -1,519 ft/m min to max 747 ft/m	66		-792 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,473 ft asl 2,286 ft asl min to max 2,563 ft asl	2,563		2,286 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -6.0 ° min to max 3.7 °	-1.4		-1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

99.54 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead CNJ3 Ft Erie Ft Erie (New York, United States) and lasted 15 minutes, covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,421 ft asl 2,187 ft asl min to max 2,592 ft asl	2,278		2,423 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 117 kn 103 kn min to max 136 kn	136		117 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 34.4 °	0.4		15.9 °
95.43 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.81 g min to max 1.33 g	1.13		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -6.8 ° min to max 12.4 °	-0.3		-1.8 °

Arrival

99.43 %

Arrival started overhead CNJ3 Ft Erie Ft Erie (New York, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 103 kn 91 kn min to max 112 kn	110		93 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.2 °	16.2		6.3 °
97.14 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.70 g min to max 1.23 g	1.04		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -1,045 ft/m -2,024 ft/m min to max -53 ft/m	-686		-1,504 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,922 ft asl 1,163 ft asl min to max 2,412 ft asl	2,412		1,163 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.2 ° -10.2 ° min to max 1.6 °	-1.8		-6.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:20:49

Arrival Final 1

81.77 %

Approaching runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 461 ft agl to 12 ft agl. A decrease of 449 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
34.5 %	Approach angle 1.6 ° 0.5 ° min to max 4.6 ° Target 3.0 °	4.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 81 kn 75 kn min to max 95 kn	94		75 kn
93.93 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.2 °
80.43 %	Average bank angle 3.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.2 °	7.4		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.91 g min to max 1.19 g	0.94		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -780 ft/m -1,426 ft/m min to max -178 ft/m	-1,426		-178 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 74 ft agl 12 ft agl min to max 461 ft agl	461		12 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -7.4 ° min to max 2.6 °	-6.1		2.6 °

Arrival Landing

52.06 %

Landing on runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl, runway length 2,308 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 75 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
69.84 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 75 kn. Target 63 kn
5 %	Target 50 ft agl
33.38 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.2		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.7		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.91 g min to max 1.08 g	1.08		0.91 g
Info	Average speed 72 kn 70 kn min to max 75 kn	75		70 kn
Info	Average VSI -100 ft/m -164 ft/m min to max -74 ft/m	-164		-126 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 2 ft agl	2		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.5		0.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

78.66 %

Touchdown distance was good at 83 m. Touchdown speed at 70 kn was excessively fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -126 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 11 kn at 220 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 11 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.98 %	Touchdown VSI was -126 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 83 m Target 457 m
11.94 %	Speed at touchdown 70 kn Target 53 kn
88.52 %	Runway alignment max 4.85 m 4.60 m right	-4.85		-4.37 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 0.91 g min to max 1.25 g	0.91		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 70 kn 69 kn min to max 70 kn	70		69 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.4		2.0 °

Arrival Rollout

95.69 %

Total landing distance 443 m, 19 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 443 m 19 % of runway.
90.42 %	Runway alignment max 4.30 m 0.00 m left to 4.30 m right	-4.30		-3.03 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.98 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 81 kn 47 kn min to max 88 kn	88		47 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 1 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 42 kn	42		15 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:22:23
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:22:24

Arrival Taxi

24 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 18 kn 0 kn min to max 87 kn	16		87 kn
10 %	Average speed turning corners 13 kn max 24 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -1.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	-0.2		2.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 20:24:38
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 20:26:51

Takeoff on runway 28R at KIAG Niagara Falls Intl in the Cessna Skyhawk

93.15 %

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

89.68 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 31 m using 1.11 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

53.05 %

Liftoff speed was 78 kn - Target 62 kn

Alignment

95.35 %

0.94 m left to 2.87 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.28 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28R KIAG Niagara Falls Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

93.11 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

84.65 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28R KIAG Niagara Falls Intl.

Alignment

57.88 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

80.74 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl in the Cessna Skyhawk

Landing Score 77.04 %

81.77 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 461 ft agl to 12 ft agl. A decrease of 449 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

34.5 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

93.93 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

34.5 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

93.93 %

Bank °

80.43 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

52.06 %

Landing

Landing on runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara Intl, runway length 2,308 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 75 kn.

Height

5 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

69.84 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 75 kt. Target 63 kt

Flare

33.38 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Pitch °

Info

Descent Rate fpm

Info

78.66 %

Touchdown

91.98 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -133 ft/m.

Speed

11.94 %

Touchdown speed at 70 kt was excessively fast. Target below 48 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 83 m.

Alignment

88.52 %

Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 m from centreline.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.2 °

100 %

G 1.11 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

95.69 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 443 m, 19 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Distance

100 %

Landing distance 443 m using 19.19 % of runway

Alignment

90.42 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

24 %

Taxi

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Landing Lights

-2 %

Switched On

Taxi Lights

-2 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

0 %

Turn Speed

10 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

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