The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). The takeoff distance was 2,833 feet, which is 25% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KSFO, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 157 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,007 feet above sea level to 37,839 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,832 feet. The enroute climb took the aircraft over the Flying N Ranch Airport (CA04) in California, and it leveled off at 37,839 feet.
The enroute level cruise lasted for 27 minutes and covered a distance of 206 nautical miles. The aircraft was cruising 6 miles southwest of the Flying N Ranch Airport. After the cruise, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 5 miles east of Culp Creek in Oregon. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 37,725 feet above sea level to 1,786 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,939 feet.
The final approach to runway 28R at Portland International Airport (KPDX) was made from the southeast, with a heading of 295.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,746 feet above ground level and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 28R, which has a length of 7,988 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 152 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,993 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 137 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -371 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 31 feet from the centerline. The local weather at the time of landing was 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
The total landing distance was 5,198 feet, which is 65% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 126 feet from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 481 nautical miles, and the flight took 87 minutes. The aircraft used 8,633 pounds of fuel during the flight.
Replay this flight in 3D — the full flight path over the terrain with every stage, event and score along the route.
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 12 minutes and covered 2 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 8 kt 0 kt min to max 11 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
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Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
-0.7 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
0.3 | 0.1 ° | |
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Taxi Lights Off at 22:18:46 |
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Navigation Lights On at 22:18:46 |
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Beacon Lights On at 22:18:46 |
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Strobe Lights Off at 22:18:46 |
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Landing Lights Off at 22:18:46 |
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Landing Gear Down at 22:18:46 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:18:46 |
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Parking Brake On at 22:18:46 |
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Parking Brake Off at 22:18:48 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 22:19:49 |
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Parking Brake On at 22:21:19 |
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Taxi Lights On at 22:22:21 |
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Parking Brake Off at 22:23:23 |
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Landing Lights On at 22:29:01 |
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Strobe Lights On at 22:30:11 |
Entering runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport, Average speed was 73 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 32 kt 1 kt min to max 40 kt |
1 | 40 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
-0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.0 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g |
Departure roll runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,833 ft 25 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 152 kt. Local weather - Temperature 64 °F. .
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 2,833 ft 25 % of runway |
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| 100 % |
Liftoff speed was 152 kt Target 152 kt |
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| 23.96 % |
Runway alignment max 115.0 ft 36.5 ft left to 78.4 ft right |
35.9 | -78.2 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.91 g min to max 1.33 g |
1.02 | 1.32 g | |
| 100 % |
Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -12.3 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.0 | -12.3 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.5 ° |
0.2 | 4.2 ° |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28R KSFO San Francisco International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 97.11 % |
Heading variation 1.2 ° 1.1 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
1.1 | 1.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 154 kt 152 kt min to max 156 kt |
152 | 156 kt | |
| 94.34 % |
Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° |
4.2 | 0.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.30 g 1.25 g min to max 1.34 g |
1.32 | 1.25 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI 933 fpm 534 fpm min to max 1,372 fpm |
534 | 1,372 fpm | |
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Average altitude 9 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl |
0 | 24 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -14.5 ° -15.9 ° min to max -12.5 ° |
-12.5 | -15.9 ° |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28R KSFO San Francisco International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 1.4 ° 1.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
1.3 | 1.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 157 kt 156 kt min to max 158 kt |
156 | 156 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.4 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.16 g 0.92 g min to max 1.26 g |
1.25 | 0.93 g | |
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Average VSI 1,991 fpm 1,405 fpm min to max 2,802 fpm |
1,405 | 2,622 fpm | |
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Average altitude 77 ft agl 25 ft agl min to max 338 ft agl |
25 | 338 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -16.2 ° -16.7 ° min to max -14.1 ° |
-16.0 | -14.1 ° | |
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Taxi Lights Off at 22:33:23 |
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Landing Gear Down at 22:33:29 |
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 28R KSFO San Francisco International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 2.2 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.4 ° |
2.0 | 2.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 152 kt 150 kt min to max 156 kt |
156 | 151 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.3 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.95 g 0.92 g min to max 0.98 g |
0.92 | 0.97 g | |
| 0 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 2,231 fpm 2,123 fpm min to max 2,570 fpm |
2,570 | 2,140 fpm | |
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Average altitude 669 ft agl 368 ft agl min to max 955 ft agl |
368 | 955 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -14.2 ° -14.2 ° min to max -14.2 ° |
-14.2 | -14.2 ° | |
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Gear Not Retracted at 22:33:31 |
Enroute climb started overhead KSFO San Francisco International Airport San Francisco (California, United States). Climbing from 1,007 ft asl to 37,839 ft asl, an increase of 36,832 ft in 25 minutes and covering 157 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 258 kt 149 kt min to max 336 kt |
151 | 253 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 13.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.8 ° |
0.5 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.04 g 0.88 g min to max 1.20 g |
0.97 | 0.98 g | |
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Average VSI 1,960 fpm 442 fpm min to max 3,454 fpm |
2,136 | 451 fpm | |
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Average altitude 12,425 ft asl 1,007 ft asl min to max 37,839 ft asl |
1,007 | 37,839 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle -5.9 ° -15.1 ° min to max -0.3 ° |
-14.2 | -1.8 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:34:24 |
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Landing Lights Off at 22:37:27 |
Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south west of CA04 Flying N Ranch Airport Cottonwood (California, United States) and lasted 27 minutes, covering 206 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 37,984 ft asl 37,911 ft asl min to max 38,036 ft asl |
37,928 | 37,911 ft asl | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 253 kt 252 kt min to max 254 kt |
253 | 254 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.99 | 0.99 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -1.7 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
-1.7 | 0.3 ° |
Enroute descent started 5 miles east of Culp Creek (Oregon, United States). Descent from 37,725 ft asl to 1,786 ft asl, a decrease of 35,939 ft in 23 minutes and covering 112 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 222 kt 135 kt min to max 345 kt |
255 | 135 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 5.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.3 ° |
0.0 | 1.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.15 g |
0.98 | 0.99 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -1,435 fpm -4,743 fpm min to max 42 fpm |
-984 | -1,100 fpm | |
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Average altitude 12,055 ft asl 1,786 ft asl min to max 37,725 ft asl |
37,725 | 1,786 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.6 ° -4.6 ° min to max 6.6 ° |
0.3 | -0.0 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Landing Lights On at 23:42:40 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 23:44:10 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 23:44:13 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 23:45:45 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 23:45:46 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 23:47:21 |
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Landing Gear Down at 23:48:28 |
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Taxi Lights On at 23:48:36 |
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| 100 % |
Landing Lights at 23:48:54 |
Approaching runway 28R at KPDX Portland International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,746 ft agl to 1,387 ft agl. A decrease of 359 ft in 13 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 46.39 % |
Approach angle 7.2 ° 7.1 ° min to max 7.3 ° Target 3.0 ° |
7.1 | 7.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 137 kt 135 kt min to max 141 kt |
135 | 141 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 1.0 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
0.6 | 1.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
1.6 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.94 g 0.87 g min to max 1.00 g |
0.99 | 0.95 g | |
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Average VSI -1,777 fpm -2,489 fpm min to max -1,127 fpm |
-1,127 | -2,489 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,590 ft agl 1,387 ft agl min to max 1,746 ft agl |
1,746 | 1,387 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.7 ° |
0.0 | 7.7 ° |
Approaching runway 28R at KPDX Portland International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,344 ft agl to 924 ft agl. A decrease of 421 ft in 10 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 58.31 % |
Approach angle 6.6 ° 6.2 ° min to max 7.0 ° Target 3.0 ° |
7.0 | 6.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 147 kt 142 kt min to max 152 kt |
142 | 152 kt | |
| 97.92 % |
Heading variation 1.9 ° 1.6 ° min to max 2.3 ° |
1.6 | 2.3 ° | |
| 93.54 % |
Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.8 ° min to max 5.4 ° |
1.6 | 5.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.03 g |
0.96 | 1.03 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -2,546 fpm -2,682 fpm min to max -2,363 fpm |
-2,584 | -2,363 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,133 ft agl 924 ft agl min to max 1,344 ft agl |
1,344 | 924 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 7.4 ° min to max 8.0 ° |
8.0 | 7.4 ° |
Approaching runway 28R at KPDX Portland International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 884 ft agl to 482 ft agl. A decrease of 401 ft in 12 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 50.11 % |
Approach angle 5.7 ° 5.3 ° min to max 6.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
6.1 | 5.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 155 kt 154 kt min to max 156 kt |
154 | 155 kt | |
| 97.46 % |
Heading variation 2.0 ° 1.3 ° min to max 2.3 ° |
2.3 | 1.3 ° | |
| 91.54 % |
Average bank angle 4.2 ° 0.8 ° min to max 6.1 ° |
5.5 | 0.8 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.14 g |
1.02 | 1.14 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -2,078 fpm -2,321 fpm min to max -1,748 fpm |
-2,321 | -1,748 fpm | |
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Average altitude 675 ft agl 482 ft agl min to max 884 ft agl |
884 | 482 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.5 ° 3.7 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
7.4 | 3.7 ° |
Approaching runway 28R at KPDX Portland International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 456 ft agl to 106 ft agl. A decrease of 350 ft in 15 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 36.58 % |
Approach angle 5.3 ° 5.2 ° min to max 5.5 ° Target 3.0 ° |
5.3 | 5.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 152 kt 151 kt min to max 155 kt |
155 | 152 kt | |
| 94.8 % |
Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.6 | 0.1 ° | |
| 88.19 % |
Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.4 ° |
3.2 | 1.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.08 g 0.94 g min to max 1.19 g |
1.04 | 1.19 g | |
| Info |
Average VSI -1,496 fpm -1,614 fpm min to max -1,308 fpm |
-1,555 | -1,474 fpm | |
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Average altitude 196 ft agl 106 ft agl min to max 456 ft agl |
456 | 106 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 1.3 ° min to max 5.4 ° |
4.0 | 1.3 ° |
Landing on runway 28R at KPDX Portland International Airport, runway length 7,988 ft. Threshold height at 79 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 152 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 88.04 % |
Threshold speed was well above target at 152 kt. Target 130 kt |
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| 47.33 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 0 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.1 | 0.4 ° | |
| 96.68 % |
Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° |
1.1 | 1.0 ° | |
| 68.57 % |
Average g force 1.05 g 0.86 g min to max 2.60 g |
1.21 | 2.08 g | |
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Average speed 144 kt 137 kt min to max 152 kt |
152 | 137 kt | |
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Average VSI -398 fpm -1,458 fpm min to max 5 fpm |
-1,458 | -371 fpm | |
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Average altitude 21 ft agl -13 ft agl min to max 79 ft agl |
79 | -13 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -2.8 ° min to max 1.0 ° |
1.0 | 0.2 ° |
Touchdown point was 1,993 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 137 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -371 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 31 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 84 °F. .
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 90.64 % |
Touchdown VSI was -371 fpm. |
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| 0 % |
Touchdown distance was 3,383 ft Target 1,500 ft |
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| 100 % |
Speed at touchdown 137 kt Target below 128 kt |
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| 76.62 % |
Runway alignment max 31.0 ft 30.1 ft left |
29.9 | 31.0 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.5 ° |
1.0 | 0.6 ° | |
| 83.43 % |
Average g force 1.15 g 0.73 g min to max 2.08 g |
2.08 | 0.75 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 137 kt 136 kt min to max 137 kt |
137 | 136 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | -0.0 ° |
Total landing distance 5,198 ft, 65 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 126 ft from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 5,198 ft 65 % of runway. |
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| 0 % |
Runway alignment max 159.1 ft 33.2 ft left to 125.9 ft right |
30.7 | -125.9 ft | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.78 g min to max 1.35 g |
0.78 | 0.99 g | |
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Average speed 62 kt 36 kt min to max 68 kt |
68 | 36 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
-0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
0.3 | 0.1 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 22 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 11 kt 5 kt min to max 33 kt |
33 | 8 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.2 | -0.1 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
0.6 | 0.0 ° | |
| Info |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.01 | 1.01 g | |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:50:51 |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 6 kt 0 kt min to max 8 kt |
8 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
| Info |
Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | -0.0 ° | |
| Info |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.0 | 0.1 ° | |
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Landing Lights Off at 23:51:02 |
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Strobe Lights Off at 23:51:15 |
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Parking Brake On at 23:52:26 |
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Parking Brake Off at 23:52:27 |
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Parking Brake On at 23:52:37 |
The Airbus A321 aircraft has successfully landed at Portland International Airport (KPDX) on runway 28R. However, the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 295.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,746 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 1,993 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -371 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position. The aircraft was 31 feet off-centerline, which could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error or issues with the aircraft's navigation systems. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 126 feet from centerline, which could have made it more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The threshold height at 79 feet agl was well above the target, and the threshold speed of 152 knots was also well above the target. This suggests that the pilot may have been unable to fully configure the aircraft for landing, which could have contributed to the issues with the touchdown and rollout phases.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were warm, with a temperature of 84°F. This may have contributed to some of the issues with the landing, as warm air can be more turbulent and difficult to navigate.
Overall, while the Airbus A321 aircraft was able to land safely at KPDX, the landing was not without some issues. The pilot will need to review the flight data and make adjustments to improve the accuracy and safety of future landings.
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