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NZKK
Kerikeri, New Zealand
Runway 15
Elevation489 ft asl
Weight1,138 kg
Fuel244 kg
Wind239° · 4 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

90.97 %
NZWP
Auckland, New Zealand
Runway 21
Elevation69 ft asl
Weight1,094 kg
Fuel201 kg
Wind239° · 4 kn
14 Jan 2025 1:08 113 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 44 kg
Departure Score
86.99 %
Enroute Score
97.33 %
Arrival Score
88.60 %

What went well

Touched down at -355 fpm — a soft arrival
Rollout controlled — 37 % of the runway used
Airborne in 494 m — 42 % of the runway

What held you back

Departure Climb 3 — Heading variation -7.3 ° at 2 %, bank angle up to 6.6 ° at 88 %, −1.84 points
Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 0 %, Runway alignment max 17.98 m at 46 %, −1.32 points
Arrival Rollout — Runway alignment max 22.04 m at 31 %, −1.31 points

Top opportunity

Fixing the bounce

Arrival Touchdown

Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.

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Start to finish · 19 stages, 18 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 Roll 86.10Departure roll runway 15 at NZKK Kerikeri Airport. Takeoff distance 494 m 42 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 77 kn. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 4 kn at 238 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 494 m42 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 77 knTarget 70 kn
62 % Runway alignment max 13.55 m13.38 m left to 0.17 m right -0.17 13.38 m
86 % Average g force 0.38 g0.02 g min to max 1.18 g 0.99 1.18 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 3.0 °2.0 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.0 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 0.4 5.8 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 1 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl · 3 kt
Departure Climb 1 92.45Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 NZKK Kerikeri Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
80 % Heading variation -2.1 °-2.8 ° min to max -1.4 ° -1.4 -2.8 °
100 % Average speed 81 kn77 kn min to max 84 kn 77 84 kn
90 % Average bank angle 2.5 °0.0 ° min to max 5.8 ° 5.8 3.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.83 g min to max 1.23 g 1.20 1.11 g
Info Average VSI 533 fpm404 fpm min to max 645 fpm 404 486 fpm
Info Average altitude 25 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl 0 49 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.7 °3.6 ° min to max 8.0 ° 4.0 5.6 °
Departure Climb 2 91.46Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 NZKK Kerikeri Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
72 % Heading variation -3.2 °-4.3 ° min to max -2.8 ° -2.8 -4.3 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn84 kn min to max 93 kn 84 92 kn
94 % Average bank angle 1.7 °0.1 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.7 4.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.85 g min to max 1.20 g 1.15 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 819 fpm489 fpm min to max 1,276 fpm 489 1,276 fpm
Info Average altitude 101 ft agl50 ft agl min to max 307 ft agl 50 307 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.7 °5.8 ° min to max 9.8 ° 5.8 9.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 130 ft agl · 93 kt
Departure Climb 3 77.96Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 NZKK Kerikeri Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
2 % Heading variation -7.3 °-9.9 ° min to max -4.6 ° -4.6 -9.9 °
100 % Average speed 90 kn88 kn min to max 94 kn 92 94 kn
88 % Average bank angle 2.4 °0.2 ° min to max 6.6 ° 5.4 2.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.74 g min to max 0.98 g 0.98 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,163 fpm637 fpm min to max 1,686 fpm 1,385 867 fpm
Info Average altitude 608 ft agl330 ft agl min to max 795 ft agl 330 795 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.5 °5.4 ° min to max 11.6 ° 10.3 5.4 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead NZKK Kerikeri Airport Kerikeri (Northland, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,316 ft asl to 3,074 ft asl, an increase of 1,758 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kn92 kn min to max 104 kn 96 102 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.5 °0.4 ° min to max 11.6 ° 4.6 7.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.72 g min to max 1.00 g 0.96 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 654 fpm50 fpm min to max 1,277 fpm 868 406 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,017 ft asl1,316 ft asl min to max 3,074 ft asl 1,316 3,074 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °1.4 ° min to max 6.6 ° 5.5 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 97.73Enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Moerewa (Northland, New Zealand) and lasted 37 minutes, covering 75 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
92 % Average altitude 3,926 ft asl3,085 ft asl min to max 4,475 ft asl 3,085 3,993 ft asl
100 % Average speed 134 kn103 kn min to max 149 kn 103 132 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.3 °0.0 ° min to max 27.4 ° 6.1 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 0.96 g0.73 g min to max 1.15 g 0.94 0.94 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-8.3 ° min to max 8.4 ° 3.4 0.3 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started 6 miles south east of Leigh (Auckland, New Zealand). Descent from 4,018 ft asl to 3,350 ft asl, a decrease of 667 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 131 kn128 kn min to max 134 kn 132 132 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.2 °0.1 ° min to max 16.2 ° 1.3 16.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.92 g min to max 0.96 g 0.95 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -315 fpm-732 fpm min to max 127 fpm 127 -275 fpm
Info Average altitude 3,686 ft asl3,350 ft asl min to max 4,035 ft asl 4,018 3,350 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.4 °-2.6 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 -1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 94.74Enroute level cruise started 11 miles south east of Leigh (Auckland, New Zealand) and lasted 10 minutes, covering 18 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
82 % Average altitude 2,055 ft asl1,523 ft asl min to max 3,344 ft asl 3,344 1,921 ft asl
100 % Average speed 125 kn118 kn min to max 138 kn 132 119 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.9 °0.0 ° min to max 17.7 ° 16.6 1.4 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.76 g min to max 1.05 g 0.92 0.92 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-4.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° -2.2 -0.7 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 1,851 ft agl · 130 kt
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of Murrays Bay (Auckland, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,920 ft asl to 2,748 ft asl, an increase of 827 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 116 kn111 kn min to max 121 kn 119 115 kn
100 % Average bank angle 5.6 °0.0 ° min to max 14.2 ° 1.3 6.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.89 g min to max 1.05 g 0.94 0.93 g
Info Average VSI 351 fpm-42 fpm min to max 1,040 fpm -8 229 fpm
Info Average altitude 2,386 ft asl1,918 ft asl min to max 2,748 ft asl 1,920 2,748 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 0.6 °-1.0 ° min to max 3.7 ° -0.8 -0.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 91.54Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of Rothesay Bay (Auckland, New Zealand) and lasted 9 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
89 % Average altitude 1,978 ft asl1,195 ft asl min to max 2,967 ft asl 2,757 1,195 ft asl
100 % Average speed 127 kn113 kn min to max 143 kn 115 113 kn
90 % Average bank angle 10.1 °0.0 ° min to max 44.9 ° 13.6 0.8 °
87 % Average g force 0.96 g0.84 g min to max 1.95 g 0.96 0.91 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -2.3 °-8.9 ° min to max 1.7 ° -0.2 -2.3 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,294 ft agl · 130 kt
Arrival Final 4 99.50Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,121 ft agl to 779 ft agl. A decrease of 342 ft in 31 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.5 °2.4 ° min to max 2.6 °Target 3.0 ° 2.6 2.4 °
100 % Average speed 115 kn111 kn min to max 120 kn 113 111 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° -0.4 0.7 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.3 °0.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° 1.7 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.89 g min to max 1.00 g 0.90 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -639 fpm-1,041 fpm min to max -208 fpm -290 -510 fpm
Info Average altitude 927 ft agl779 ft agl min to max 1,121 ft agl 1,121 779 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.7 °-5.9 ° min to max -1.9 ° -2.7 -2.5 °
33.253.53.7547007508008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 97.43Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 772 ft agl to 484 ft agl. A decrease of 288 ft in 32 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.4 °2.3 ° min to max 2.5 °Target 3.0 ° 2.5 2.3 °
100 % Average speed 112 kn110 kn min to max 114 kn 112 110 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.7 -0.1 °
87 % Average bank angle 3.5 °0.4 ° min to max 7.8 ° 2.3 3.1 °
100 % Average g force 0.94 g0.91 g min to max 0.97 g 0.92 0.91 g
Info Average VSI -539 fpm-651 fpm min to max -313 fpm -454 -313 fpm
Info Average altitude 619 ft agl484 ft agl min to max 772 ft agl 772 484 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.0 °-3.9 ° min to max -1.6 ° -2.5 -1.8 °
22.252.52.7534004505005506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 99.75Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 478 ft agl to 256 ft agl. A decrease of 222 ft in 33 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.3 °2.3 ° min to max 2.4 °Target 3.0 ° 2.3 2.4 °
100 % Average speed 104 kn98 kn min to max 110 kn 110 98 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.1 0.1 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 3.5 ° 1.0 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.93 g0.86 g min to max 1.06 g 0.90 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -395 fpm-651 fpm min to max -237 fpm -349 -335 fpm
Info Average altitude 364 ft agl256 ft agl min to max 478 ft agl 478 256 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -3.1 °-4.5 ° min to max -1.5 ° -2.2 -3.0 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 6 499 ft agl · 111 kt
Info Flaps Position 9 410 ft agl · 110 kt
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 99.34Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 251 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 227 ft in 31 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 1.9 °1.5 ° min to max 2.4 °Target 3.0 ° 2.4 1.5 °
100 % Average speed 88 kn84 kn min to max 97 kn 97 84 kn
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
97 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 4.3 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.83 g min to max 1.04 g 0.88 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -381 fpm-567 fpm min to max -314 fpm -340 -348 fpm
Info Average altitude 66 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 251 ft agl 251 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.7 °-5.0 ° min to max -2.0 ° -3.6 -2.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 80.95Landing on runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai, runway length 2,037 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 84 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
78 % Threshold speed was too high at 84 kn. Target 70 kn
100 % Target 50 ft agl
47 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.3 °0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.5 °
99 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 0.5 2.0 °
99 % Average g force 0.94 g0.64 g min to max 1.53 g 1.03 0.72 g
Info Average speed 77 kn67 kn min to max 84 kn 84 67 kn
Info Average VSI -97 fpm-348 fpm min to max 179 fpm -348 -236 fpm
Info Average altitude 18 ft agl10 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl 29 10 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.3 °-2.6 ° min to max 5.1 ° -1.9 -2.5 °
07515022530037545052560001223354658Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-25-20-15-10-50510152025Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 68.28Touchdown point was 418 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 67 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -236 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 4 kn at 239 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
95 % Touchdown VSI was -236 fpm.
93 % Touchdown distance was 526 mTarget 457 m
70 % Speed at touchdown 67 knTarget 55 kn
46 % Runway alignment max 17.98 m14.94 m left 13.25 17.98 m
99.99 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 2.0 ° 2.0 0.4 °
96 % Average g force 0.77 g0.36 g min to max 1.65 g 0.72 0.56 g
0 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 52 kn40 kn min to max 67 kn 67 40 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °-7.9 ° min to max 17.0 ° -2.5 11.8 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 4 ft agl · 52 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 7 ft agl · 51 kt
Arrival Rollout 68.55Total landing distance 1,113 m, 55 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.0 m from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,113 m55 % of runway.
31 % Runway alignment max 22.04 m22.04 m left to 0.00 m left 18.01 22.04 m
97 % Average g force 0.56 g0.40 g min to max 0.96 g 0.45 0.66 g
Info Average speed 42 kn36 kn min to max 46 kn 46 36 kn
Info Average pitch angle 3.9 °-1.1 ° min to max 12.1 ° 12.1 3.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.6 0.1 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 44 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 9 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 18 kn7 kn min to max 34 kn 34 7 kn
Info Average pitch angle 4.1 °2.6 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.8 2.6 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.2 0.5 °
Info Average g force 0.90 g0.59 g min to max 1.09 g 0.59 1.05 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 3 ft agl · 35 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 34 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 3 ft agl · 15 kt
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 8 kn5 kn min to max 10 kn 5 6 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 knmax 6 kn 0 6 kn
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.93 g min to max 1.07 g 1.06 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 3.6 °2.7 ° min to max 3.8 ° 3.8 2.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.3 0.3 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll494 m · 42 %
100.00Liftoff speed77 kt
62.34Runway alignment13.38 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
92.45Rate of climb533 fpm

Landing

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

100.00Threshold height29 ft
77.74Threshold speed84 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.15 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

Touchdown on NZWP 21

Past threshold92.50
526m
Centreline45.58
17.98m L
Speed69.78
66kt
Touchdown rate95.30
-355fpmfirst contact -236 fpm, then bounced
Impact95.71
1.65G
Bounces0.00
5

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

29 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 29 ft, down at 526 m

Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,037 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

5001,0001,500 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 503 M 526 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 526 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 764 m of 2,037 m · 37 %
Rollout distance100.00
238m37 % used
Rollout alignment30.76
22.04m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 15 at NZKK Kerikeri Airport, a small airfield in Northland, New Zealand. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, accelerated down the 494-meter runway, covering 42% of its length, before lifting off into the air at a speed of 77 knots. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 4 knots from a direction of 238 degrees.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it quickly gained altitude, rising from 1,316 feet above sea level to 3,074 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This initial climb phase was followed by a level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude of 3,074 feet for 37 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles. The cruise phase took the aircraft west of Moerewa, another small town in Northland, before it began its descent towards the Auckland region.

The descent phase started 6 miles southeast of Leigh, a coastal town in the Auckland region, and involved a decrease in altitude from 4,018 feet to 3,350 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. Following this initial descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time lasting 10 minutes and covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. This phase took the aircraft southeast of Leigh, before it began its final climb phase.

The final climb phase started 1 mile northeast of Murrays Bay, a suburb in the Auckland region, and involved a climb from 1,920 feet to 2,748 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered its final approach phase, during which it descended from 2,748 feet to 1,121 feet above ground level, before touching down on runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai.

The landing was characterized by a touchdown point that was 418 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft had overshot the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed was also too high at 84 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -236 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 22 meters from the centerline.

Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in less than 1 minute. The total flight distance was 113 nautical miles, and the flight used 44 kilograms of fuel. The aircraft's performance was affected by the local weather conditions, which were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 4 knots from a direction of 239 degrees.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 15 at NZKK Kerikeri Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
86.99 %
86.1 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 15 at NZKK Kerikeri Airport. Takeoff distance 494 m 42 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 77 kn. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 4 kn at 238 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 1 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 494 m using 41.59 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 77 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
62.34 %
13.38 m left to 0.17 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
86.29 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
6 3 0
Pitch °
Info
5 3 1
02505007501,000-15-10-5051015 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
92.45 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 NZKK Kerikeri Airport.
Alignment
79.89 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
89.92 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
8 5.5 3
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
91.46 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 NZKK Kerikeri Airport.
Alignment
71.75 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
94.11 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
10 7.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,300 800 300
77.96 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 NZKK Kerikeri Airport.
Alignment
1.83 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
87.95 %
7 3.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 8.5 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,700 1,100 500
02505007501,0000336699132165 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 79.28 %
Landing Summary

The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft successfully landed at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai, but the landing was not without its issues. The pilot achieved a final approach to runway 21 from the north east, heading 229.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,121 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 418 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have misjudged the distance to the runway.

The touchdown speed of 67 knots was also too fast, which could have contributed to the aircraft's distance from the touchdown zone. The touchdown rate of -236 feet per minute was fair, but the high touchdown speed may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 meters from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging.

The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots at 239°. The crosswind was negligible, with a speed of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,113 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 22.0 meters from the centerline, which could have made it difficult for the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.

One of the key issues with this landing was the threshold speed, which was too high at 84 knots. This suggests that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touching down, which could have contributed to the high touchdown speed and the distance from the touchdown zone. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the pilot's ability to judge the distance to the runway and to slow the aircraft down before touchdown.

99.5 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,121 ft agl to 779 ft agl. A decrease of 342 ft in 31 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
120 115 110
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
97.49 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-208 -654 -1,100
33.253.53.7547007508008509009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-110-83-55-280285583110 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
97.43 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 772 ft agl to 484 ft agl. A decrease of 288 ft in 32 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
114 107 100
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
87.16 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-313 -507 -700
22.252.52.7534004505005506006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-110-83-55-280285583110 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.75 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 478 ft agl to 256 ft agl. A decrease of 222 ft in 33 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
110 100 90
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
98.73 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-237 -468 -700
11.251.51.752200250300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.34 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 251 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 227 ft in 31 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
97 89 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.71 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-314 -457 -600
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-50-38-25-13013253850 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
80.95 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at NZWP RNZAF Base Auckland-Whenuapai, runway length 2,037 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was too high at 84 kn.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
77.74 %
Threshold speed was too high at 84 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
46.75 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
98.68 %
3 1.5 0
G
99.14 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
84 72 60
Pitch °
Info
6 2 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
179 -110 -400
07515022530037545052560001223354658 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
68.28 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 418 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 67 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -236 fpm. Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 4 kn at 239 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 4 kn.
Touchdown
95.3 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -355 fpm.
Speed
69.78 %
Touchdown speed at 67 kt was too fast. Target below 55 kn
Distance
92.5 %
Touchdown point was 418 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
45.58 %
Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.0 m from centreline.
Bank
99.99 %
Bank angle 0.7 °
G
95.71 %
G 0.77 g
Bounce
0 %
Bounce Detected
68.55 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,113 m, 55 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.0 m from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,113 m using 54.62 % of runway
Alignment
30.76 %
Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.0 m from centreline.
G
97.14 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
40 30 20
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
13 6 -1
02004006008001,000 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
4 3 2
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