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KRTS
Reno, United States
Runway 32
Elevation5,030 ft asl
Weight1,043 kg
Fuel147 kg
Wind0° · 0 kn

Flight Score

92.66 %
KTVL
South Lake Tahoe, United States
Runway 18
Elevation6,260 ft asl
Weight1,015 kg
Fuel117 kg
Wind40° · 2 kn · 1 kn cross
4 Sep 2025 0:36 53 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 29 kg
Departure Score
89.05 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
88.92 %

What went well

Touched down at -263 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 283 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 23 ft and 62 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 0 %, peak taxi speed 35 kt at 74 %, −1.72 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 4.7 ° at 0 %, −1.29 points
Departure Climb 2 — bounce on liftoff; bank angle up to 15.0 ° at 66 %, Heading variation -0.9 ° at 82 %, −1.09 points

Top opportunity

Hold the approach angle

Arrival Final 2

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 79.40Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
74 % Average speed 30 kt0 kt min to max 35 kt 0 28 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 12 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.7 °2.1 ° min to max 4.7 ° 2.6 3.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.4 0.3 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 21 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 32 at KRTS Reno/Stead, Average speed was 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kt4 kt min to max 27 kt 27 18 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° 3.5 3.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Info Average g force 1.02 g0.89 g min to max 1.11 g 0.89 1.02 g
Departure Roll 91.70Departure roll runway 32 at KRTS Reno/Stead. Takeoff distance 517 m 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kt. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 0 kt at 0 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 517 m22 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 68 ktTarget 70 kt
90 % Runway alignment max 5.81 m5.81 m left to 0.00 m left 5.81 4.94 m
87 % Average g force 0.40 g0.05 g min to max 1.03 g 0.87 1.02 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °1.9 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.5 4.7 °
Info Average bank angle 1.0 °0.3 ° min to max 4.2 ° 0.4 4.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Departure Climb 1 98.17Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 KRTS Reno/Stead.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.2 ° -0.4 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 72 kt68 kt min to max 74 kt 68 72 kt
93 % Average bank angle 1.9 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 4.4 4.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.75 g min to max 1.05 g 1.02 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 389 fpm149 fpm min to max 782 fpm 173 782 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 0 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.0 °3.6 ° min to max 10.6 ° 4.8 10.6 °
Departure Climb 2 86.92Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 KRTS Reno/Stead.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Heading variation -0.9 °-3.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -3.4 °
100 % Average speed 69 kt67 kt min to max 72 kt 72 67 kt
66 % Average bank angle 4.7 °0.0 ° min to max 15.0 ° 4.6 10.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.84 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.87 g
Info Average VSI 955 fpm770 fpm min to max 1,097 fpm 797 773 fpm
Info Average altitude 113 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 324 ft agl 49 324 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.5 °7.5 ° min to max 11.4 ° 10.6 7.5 °

Events

Fail Bounce during liftoff 166 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 83 ft agl · 83 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KRTS Reno/Stead Reno (Nevada, United States). Climbing from 5,382 ft asl to 7,700 ft asl, an increase of 2,318 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 86 kt68 kt min to max 90 kt 68 89 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.4 °0.0 ° min to max 13.4 ° 9.2 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.92 g0.87 g min to max 1.07 g 0.88 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 787 fpm346 fpm min to max 1,091 fpm 675 740 fpm
Info Average altitude 6,350 ft asl5,382 ft asl min to max 7,700 ft asl 5,382 7,700 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 6.6 °5.3 ° min to max 8.5 ° 6.9 5.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 370 ft agl · 85 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Cold Springs (Nevada, United States) and lasted 23 minutes, covering 33 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 8,339 ft asl7,790 ft asl min to max 8,677 ft asl 7,790 8,497 ft asl
100 % Average speed 128 kt93 kt min to max 148 kt 93 129 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.1 °0.0 ° min to max 31.2 ° 0.3 1.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.79 g min to max 1.44 g 0.90 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-4.7 ° min to max 7.2 ° 3.1 -0.3 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 3 miles east of Tahoma (California, United States). Descent from 8,495 ft asl to 7,588 ft asl, a decrease of 907 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 131 kt128 kt min to max 137 kt 129 132 kt
100 % Average bank angle 11.6 °0.5 ° min to max 19.3 ° 12.9 1.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.87 g min to max 0.99 g 0.93 0.97 g
Info Average VSI -638 fpm-1,455 fpm min to max -64 fpm -64 -1,434 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,130 ft asl7,588 ft asl min to max 8,495 ft asl 8,495 7,588 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.5 °-5.6 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.3 -5.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of Zephyr Cove (Nevada, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 7,441 ft asl7,108 ft asl min to max 7,691 ft asl 7,566 7,490 ft asl
100 % Average speed 112 kt93 kt min to max 133 kt 133 99 kt
100 % Average bank angle 5.4 °0.0 ° min to max 22.1 ° 0.5 3.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.73 g min to max 1.07 g 0.97 0.97 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-4.8 ° min to max 8.6 ° -4.8 1.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,439 ft agl · 129 kt
Arrival Final 4 98.32Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,229 ft agl to 1,108 ft agl. A decrease of 121 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.3 °3.2 ° min to max 3.5 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.5 °
100 % Average speed 95 kt93 kt min to max 98 kt 98 93 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-0.6 ° min to max -0.4 ° -0.4 -0.6 °
92 % Average bank angle 2.7 °0.7 ° min to max 6.1 ° 2.5 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.77 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.77 g
Info Average VSI -334 fpm-661 fpm min to max 146 fpm -122 -263 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,174 ft agl1,108 ft agl min to max 1,236 ft agl 1,229 1,108 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-2.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° 1.1 -1.7 °
33.253.53.7541,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 80.16Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,100 ft agl to 884 ft agl. A decrease of 215 ft in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
34 % Approach angle 3.9 °3.5 ° min to max 4.4 °Target 3.0 ° 3.5 4.4 °
100 % Average speed 94 kt93 kt min to max 95 kt 94 94 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.6 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.6 -0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.6 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.87 g min to max 0.94 g 0.91 0.87 g
Info Average VSI -377 fpm-558 fpm min to max -180 fpm -437 -470 fpm
Info Average altitude 989 ft agl884 ft agl min to max 1,100 ft agl 1,100 884 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -0.9 °-2.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° -1.9 -1.6 °
22.252.52.7538509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-80-60-40-20020406080Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 69.08Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 875 ft agl to 453 ft agl. A decrease of 423 ft in 29 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 4.7 °4.4 ° min to max 5.0 °Target 3.0 ° 4.4 4.7 °
100 % Average speed 95 kt88 kt min to max 98 kt 94 88 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.7 ° -0.1 0.4 °
95 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.4 4.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.89 g0.74 g min to max 0.98 g 0.88 0.77 g
Info Average VSI -812 fpm-1,286 fpm min to max -506 fpm -506 -1,063 fpm
Info Average altitude 689 ft agl453 ft agl min to max 875 ft agl 875 453 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.8 °-7.0 ° min to max -2.0 ° -2.0 -6.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 681 ft agl · 112 kt
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750800850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 91.71Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 432 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 407 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
59 % Approach angle 2.3 °1.4 ° min to max 4.7 °Target 3.0 ° 4.7 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 69 kt62 kt min to max 87 kt 87 62 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 2.3 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.78 g min to max 1.05 g 0.87 0.89 g
Info Average VSI -688 fpm-1,319 fpm min to max -471 fpm -1,194 -471 fpm
Info Average altitude 87 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 432 ft agl 432 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.8 °-7.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° -6.6 0.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 348 ft agl · 99 kt
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 96.87Landing on runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport, runway length 1,740 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 62 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly below target at 62 kt. Target 68 kt
100 % Target 50 ft agl
87 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.0 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.90 g0.72 g min to max 1.14 g 0.89 0.92 g
Info Average speed 53 kt45 kt min to max 62 kt 62 45 kt
Info Average VSI -159 fpm-467 fpm min to max 179 fpm -467 -263 fpm
Info Average altitude 14 ft agl6 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl 24 6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 4.6 °0.6 ° min to max 8.5 ° 0.6 5.3 °
07515022530001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300-20-16-12-8-4048121620Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 94.10Touchdown distance was good at 282 m. Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -263 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 2 kt at 40 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Touchdown VSI was -263 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 282 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 45 ktTarget below 62 kt
91 % Runway alignment max 5.52 m5.20 m left 4.89 5.52 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.6 °
97 % Average g force 0.73 g0.40 g min to max 1.04 g 0.92 0.40 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 45 kt44 kt min to max 45 kt 45 44 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °5.0 ° min to max 7.5 ° 5.3 7.5 °
Arrival Rollout 86.10Total landing distance 787 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.9 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 787 m45 % of runway.
71 % Runway alignment max 10.95 m10.95 m left to 0.00 m left 5.61 6.73 m
91 % Average g force 0.55 g0.17 g min to max 1.05 g 0.32 0.82 g
Info Average speed 54 kt33 kt min to max 61 kt 61 33 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °-0.7 ° min to max 9.7 ° 8.2 3.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 2.6 ° 0.6 0.0 °

Events

Fail Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 51 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 43 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 3 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 19 kt10 kt min to max 31 kt 31 10 kt
Info Average pitch angle 3.5 °2.9 ° min to max 4.4 ° 3.3 4.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.8 °
Info Average g force 0.95 g0.74 g min to max 1.13 g 0.86 1.08 g
Arrival Taxi 95.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 7 kt4 kt min to max 11 kt 9 4 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 4 ktmax 4 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.85 g min to max 1.11 g 0.88 1.05 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °3.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.3 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.7 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll517 m · 22 %
100.00Liftoff speed67 kt
89.93Runway alignment5.81 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.17Rate of climb388 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height23 ft
100.00Threshold speed62 kt · target 68, 6 slow
100.00Centreline offset0.06 m L

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.

Five checks, one gate500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
3.0 nm 1,126 ft 0.73° R +27 kt
2.0 nm 948 ft 0.03° L +25 kt
1.5 nm 804 ft 0.27° R +28 kt
1.0 nm 615 ft 1.07° L +27 kt
0.5 nm 297 ft 0.73° L +13 kt
THR 23 ft 1.43 m L −6 kt

Touchdown on KTVL 18

Past threshold100.00
283m
Centreline90.98
5.52m L
Speed100.00
45kttarget 62 or less
Touchdown rate94.38
-263fpm
Impact97.14
1.04G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.

23 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 23 ft, down at 283 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,740 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 283 m past threshold CLEARED

The 283 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 769 m of 1,740 m · 44 %
Rollout distance100.00
486m44 % used
Rollout alignment71.21
10.95m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, took off from runway 32 at KRTS Reno/Stead Airport, requiring a takeoff distance of 517 meters, which equates to 22% of the runway.

During takeoff, the aircraft reached a liftoff speed of 68 knots (approximately 78 mph) and took off with no wind assistance or opposition. The temperature was a pleasant 22 degrees Celsius, and the wind was calm at 0 knots with no specific direction.

Following takeoff, the Comanche began its enroute climb, starting at an altitude of 5,382 feet above sea level and ascending to 7,700 feet in a relatively short period of 3 minutes while covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft leveled out at its cruising altitude shortly after passing over KRTS Reno/Stead.

During the enroute level cruise, the aircraft flew at a steady altitude for extended periods, covering a substantial distance of 33 nautical miles in 23 minutes, followed by a brief period of level cruise south of Cold Springs and west of Zephyr Cove.

As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent near Tahoma, California, and gradually lost altitude from 8,495 feet to 7,588 feet in a mere 2 minutes while covering 3 nautical miles. From there, it continued its descent to initiate the final approach to runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport.

The aircraft made a final approach from the north, flying at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,229 feet above ground level. It touched down safely on the runway, with the touchdown distance being within acceptable limits of 282 meters and at a speed of 45 knots, which is a good outcome.

The landing was performed in slightly misaligned conditions, with the runway touchdown position being slightly off-centerline by 5.5 meters. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was off-centerline by 10.9 meters. The threshold speed was marginally lower than target at 62 knots, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.

After landing, the aircraft completed a short taxiing distance to the parking area, taking less than 1 minute and covering under 1 nautical mile. Throughout the flight, the total distance covered was 53 nautical miles, and the aircraft utilized 29 kilograms of fuel in the process, completing the journey in 36 minutes.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 32 at KRTS Reno/Stead in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
89.05 %
79.4 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 3 nm.
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
73.5 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3.5 2
91.7 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 32 at KRTS Reno/Stead. Takeoff distance 517 m 22 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 68 kt. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 0 kt at 0 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 0 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 517 m using 21.74 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 68 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
89.93 %
5.81 m left to 0.00 m left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
87.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
70 35 0
Bank °
Info
5 2.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
02505007501,0001,250-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.17 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 KRTS Reno/Stead.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
92.68 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 7 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
86.92 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 KRTS Reno/Stead.
Alignment
81.88 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
65.79 %
16 8 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 9.5 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 850 600
02505007501,0001,250062124186248310 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.040.070.110.140.180100200300 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.040.070.110.140.18-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 92.19 %
Landing Summary

The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche has completed a successful landing at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport, with a final approach score of 92.2%. The aircraft began its descent from a height of 1,229 ft above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nm from the runway, heading in the direction of 193.0°.

As the aircraft approached the runway threshold, it was at a suitable altitude, with a height not too high or too low. The threshold speed, however, was slightly below the target at 62 kt, indicating that the pilot might have been able to adjust their flare slightly for a smoother touchdown.

The aircraft landed on runway 18 at KTVL, which is 1,740 m in length, making the landing distance of 787 m a relatively short 45% of the available runway. The touchdown distance of 282 m was also good, and the touchdown speed of 45 kt was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate of -263 fpm was only fair, suggesting that the pilot might have been able to use a gentler descent for a smoother touchdown.

Another area for improvement was the alignment of the aircraft on the runway, which was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from the centreline at touchdown. This was exacerbated during the rollout, with the aircraft remaining misaligned by a further 10.9 m.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 19 °C and a relatively light wind of 2 kt from a direction of 40 °. This resulted in a minor tailwind component of 2 kt. Despite these ideal conditions, the pilot could still benefit from a more precise approach and touchdown alignment. Overall, however, the landing was deemed successful and with some minor adjustments could have been even smoother.

98.32 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,229 ft agl to 1,108 ft agl. A decrease of 121 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
98 94 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
91.62 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
146 -277 -700
33.253.53.7541,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
80.16 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,100 ft agl to 884 ft agl. A decrease of 215 ft in 33 seconds.
Glideslope
33.85 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
33.85 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
95 92 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-180 -390 -600
22.252.52.7538509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-80-60-40-20020406080 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
69.08 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 875 ft agl to 453 ft agl. A decrease of 423 ft in 29 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
98 89 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.41 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-506 -903 -1,300
11.251.51.752450500550600650700750800850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-60-45-30-15015304560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
91.71 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 432 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 407 ft in 26 seconds.
Glideslope
58.55 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
58.55 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
87 73 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-471 -936 -1,400
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
96.87 %
Landing
Landing on runway 18 at KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport, runway length 1,740 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 62 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly below target at 62 kt. Target 68 kt
Flare
87.47 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
62 51 40
Pitch °
Info
9 4.5 0
Descent Rate fpm
Info
179 -161 -500
07515022530001223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300-20-16-12-8-4048121620 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
94.1 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 282 m. Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -263 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 19 °C. Wind 2 kt at 40 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
Touchdown
94.38 %
Touchdown rate was fair at -263 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 45 kt was good. Target below 62 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 282 m.
Alignment
90.98 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.4 °
G
97.14 %
G 0.73 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
86.1 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 787 m, 45 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.9 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 787 m using 45.25 % of runway
Alignment
71.21 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.9 m from centreline.
G
90.57 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
44 27 10
Bank °
Info
3 1.5 0
Pitch °
Info
10 5 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute. and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
0 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 4.5 4
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