KCDW to KLDJ Flight Report - Cessna Skyhawk

Flight from KCDW to KLDJ

Thursday, 20 February 2025 13:11

Minutes 33

22 nm

Fuel 16 kg

Cessna Skyhawk

Departure

Runway 28 at KCDW

Essex County Airport

Caldwell, New Jersey, United States

Altitude

171 ft asl

Weight

997 kg

Fuel

76 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 09 at KLDJ

Linden Airport

Linden New Jersey, United States

20 ft asl

Altitude

981 kg

Weight

60 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

2 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 83.36%

Departure Score 89.63%

Enroute Score 97.56%

Arrival Score 62.89%

The flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, then departed from runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, with a takeoff distance of 422 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 59 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269 degrees.

After departure, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting overhead KCDW Essex County Airport and lasting for 9 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute climb began overhead Little Falls, New Jersey, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,219 feet above sea level to 2,117 feet, an increase of 898 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The climb was followed by another level cruise, which started overhead Passaic, New Jersey, and lasted for 28 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.

The flight then proceeded to land on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, which had a length of 953 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 88 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown speed was 69 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -209 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270 degrees, with a tailwind of 2 knots.

The total landing distance was 915 meters, which accounted for 96% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 22 nautical miles, and the flight lasted for 33 minutes, using 16 kilograms of fuel.

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Departure Taxi

90 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kn 0 kn min to max 12 kn	0		12 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kn max 12 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
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.7		0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 13:11:15
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:11:15
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 13:11:15
0 %	Taxi Lights at 13:11:31

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport, Average speed was 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kn 7 kn min to max 15 kn	12		15 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

84 %

Departure roll runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport. Takeoff distance 422 m 51 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 59 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 269 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 422 m 51 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 59 kn Target 62 kn
70.02 %	Runway alignment max 12.78 m 11.27 m left to 1.51 m right	-1.51		8.23 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.89 g min to max 1.21 g	1.00		1.10 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 0.3 ° min to max 5.4 °	0.6		5.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.3		0.8 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 13:12:05
0 %	Strobe Lights at 13:12:13

Departure Climb 1

97.08 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.33 %	Heading variation -1.2 ° -1.5 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.0		-1.5 °
100 %	Average speed 61 kn 59 kn min to max 62 kn	59		62 kn
94 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.8		4.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.98 g min to max 1.10 g	1.10		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 467 fpm 320 fpm min to max 602 fpm	320		602 fpm
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 47 ft agl	1		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 5.5 ° min to max 8.8 °	5.5		8.8 °

Departure Climb 2

87.44 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
61.88 %	Heading variation -2.4 ° -5.0 ° min to max -1.5 °	-1.5		-5.0 °
100 %	Average speed 63 kn 62 kn min to max 65 kn	62		65 kn
87.87 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 1.4 ° min to max 6.6 °	4.3		6.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.85 g min to max 1.23 g	0.99		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 533 fpm 383 fpm min to max 695 fpm	604		418 fpm
Info	Average altitude 76 ft agl 47 ft agl min to max 134 ft agl	47		134 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.5 ° 5.6 ° min to max 11.0 °	8.8		7.8 °

Enroute Level

97.25 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead KCDW Essex County Airport Caldwell (New Jersey, United States) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.99 %	Average altitude 1,093 ft asl 323 ft asl min to max 1,337 ft asl	323		1,196 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 77 kn 57 kn min to max 130 kn	65		103 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.6 °	6.2		7.6 °
90.57 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.52 g min to max 1.83 g	1.06		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° -20.8 ° min to max 19.9 °	8.8		8.3 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Little Falls (New Jersey, United States). Climbing from 1,219 ft asl to 2,117 ft asl, an increase of 898 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 85 kn 75 kn min to max 110 kn	101		110 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.3 °	7.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.65 g min to max 1.19 g	0.96		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI 603 fpm -648 fpm min to max 1,442 fpm	1,292		113 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,756 ft asl 1,219 ft asl min to max 2,233 ft asl	1,219		2,117 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° -3.3 ° min to max 10.0 °	8.0		1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

95.44 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Passaic (New Jersey, United States) and lasted 28 minutes, covering 15 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.88 %	Average altitude 1,259 ft asl 124 ft asl min to max 2,440 ft asl	2,236		124 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 89 kn 44 kn min to max 126 kn	101		88 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 27.9 °	1.2		7.4 °
99.71 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.73 g min to max 1.51 g	0.98		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -8.4 ° min to max 11.8 °	4.7		-4.8 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 13:23:56
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 13:23:56
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:23:56
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 13:23:57
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 13:23:57
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 13:23:58
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 13:23:58
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 13:24:01
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 13:24:01
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 13:24:05
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 13:24:05
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:24:05
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 13:24:48
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:24:51
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 13:25:31
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 13:25:31
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:25:31
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 13:25:53
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 13:25:53
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:25:54
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:25:54
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 13:29:24
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 13:29:24
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 13:32:59
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:33:03
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 13:34:32
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:37:55
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:37:55
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:42:31
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:42:31
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:46:57
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 13:46:57
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:48:07
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 13:48:07
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 13:50:12
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 13:50:12
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:50:12

Arrival Landing

22.29 %

Landing on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, runway length 953 m. Threshold height at 97 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 88 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
10 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 88 kn. Target 60 kn
7.56 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
43.2 %	Heading variation -1.3 ° -1.9 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.4		-1.9 °
85.84 %	Average bank angle 3.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.4 °	7.4		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.78 g min to max 1.31 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 78 kn 69 kn min to max 88 kn	88		69 kn
Info	Average VSI -414 fpm -1,092 fpm min to max -209 fpm	-1,092		-209 fpm
Info	Average altitude 39 ft agl -3 ft agl min to max 97 ft agl	97		-3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -4.8 ° min to max 1.7 °	-4.8		1.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

90.74 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 69 kn was fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -209 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 2 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.23 %	Touchdown VSI was -209 fpm.
75.37 %	Touchdown distance was 682 m Target 457 m
93.62 %	Speed at touchdown 69 kn Target below 58 kn
81.39 %	Runway alignment max 8.15 m 8.04 m right	-7.91		-8.15 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.9 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.9		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 1.03 g min to max 1.13 g	1.03		1.04 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 68 kn 68 kn min to max 69 kn	69		68 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 1.4 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.4		1.5 °

Arrival Rollout

43.52 %

Total landing distance 915 m, 96 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
15.86 %	Landing distance 915 m 96 % of runway.
73.88 %	Runway alignment max 10.21 m 0.00 m left to 10.21 m right	-8.17		-4.85 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 70 kn 42 kn min to max 76 kn	76		42 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.3 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 6 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kn 10 kn min to max 36 kn	36		21 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.1		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g

Arrival Taxi

95 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 4 kn min to max 19 kn	19		4 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kn max 17 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.7		0.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 13:53:47
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:53:47
0 %	Taxi Lights at 13:53:16

Takeoff on runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport in the Cessna Skyhawk

89.63 %

90 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

84 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 422 m using 51.03 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 59 kn - Target 62 kn

Alignment

70.02 %

11.27 m left to 1.51 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.08 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Heading

94.33 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

94 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

87.44 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 KCDW Essex County Airport.

Heading

61.88 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

87.87 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport in the Cessna Skyhawk

Landing Score 52.18 %

Landing Summary

The Cessna Skyhawk aircraft has landed at KLDJ Linden Airport, but the landing performance was not satisfactory. The aircraft scored 52.2%, indicating room for improvement. The landing was conducted on runway 09, which has a length of 953 meters. However, the threshold height at 97 feet above ground level (agl) was significantly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been too high during the approach.

The threshold speed of 88 knots was excessively high, which could have contributed to the aircraft's long touchdown point. The touchdown point was indeed very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This indicates that the aircraft may have been too fast during the approach, as the touchdown speed of 69 knots was also fast. The touchdown rate of -209 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, but not ideal.

The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centreline, which could have made the landing more challenging. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. There was no crosswind, but a tailwind of 2 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's long touchdown point.

The total landing distance was 915 meters, which is 96% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft did not have enough runway to stop safely, and the pilot may have had to apply the brakes aggressively to avoid overshooting the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centreline, which could have made the landing more challenging.

Overall, the landing performance of the Cessna Skyhawk aircraft at KLDJ Linden Airport was not satisfactory. The aircraft's high threshold speed, fast touchdown speed, and long touchdown point all contributed to a challenging landing. The pilot may need to work on improving their approach and landing techniques to achieve a better score.

22.29 %

Landing

Landing on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, runway length 953 m. Threshold height at 97 ft agl was significantly above target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 88 kn.

Height

7.56 %

Threshold height at 97 ft agl was significantly above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

10 %

Threshold speed was excessively high at 88 kt. Target 60 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

43.2 %

Bank