EHGG to EHGG Flight Report - Beechcraft Sierra C24R

Flight from EHGG to EHGG

Saturday, 08 August 2026 18:44

Minutes 6

9 nm

Fuel 15 kg

Beechcraft Sierra C24R

Departure

Runway 23 at EHGG

Groningen Airport Eelde

Groningen, Provincie Drenthe, The Netherlands

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

1,031 kg

Fuel

96 kg

Temperature

8 °C

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

169.4 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at EHGG

Groningen Airport Eelde

Groningen Provincie Drenthe, The Netherlands

10 ft asl

Altitude

1,016 kg

Weight

81 kg

Fuel

20 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

227.8 °

Wind Direction

-3 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 98.09%

Departure Score 98.31%

Enroute Score 99.94%

Arrival Score 96.03%

The Beechcraft Sierra C24R departed EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde from runway 23, initiating the take-off roll with a measured distance of 513 m, which represented 21 % of the available runway length. The aircraft achieved a liftoff speed of 75 kt under calm wind conditions, with a 1 kt wind from 169°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind component, while the ambient temperature was 12 °C.

Enroute, the descent commenced approximately one mile north-east of Donderen in the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands. The aircraft descended from 751 ft asl to 107 ft asl, a loss of 644 ft, over a horizontal distance of 3 nm and a time interval of 2 minutes.

In total, the flight covered 4 nm, required 6 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 15 kg of fuel.

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

97.51 %

Touchdown

94.56 %

Warning: Landed with a 3 kt tailwind

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

98.6 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 84 kt.

Flare

95.38 %

The flare held the target profile well. Crossing the threshold 14 kt above target, the aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 789 m past the threshold. The flare cannot burn off excess energy - fix the approach speed and the float goes with it.

Touchdown

Sink rate

100 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -67 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 59 kt was good.

Aim point

89.13 %

Touchdown point was 159 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 23 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde, Average speed was 6 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 6 kt 0 kt min to max 29 kt	0		29 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 0.5 ° min to max 3.1 °	0.5		2.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 0.83 g 0.01 g min to max 1.00 g	0.01		0.98 g
Info	Battery Master On at 18:44:30
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:44:30
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:44:30
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 18:44:30
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:44:30
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:44:30
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:44:30
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:44:42
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:44:42
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:44:42
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:44:42
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 18:44:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 18:44:46
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 18:44:46
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:44:46
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:44:46
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:44:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:44:48
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:44:48
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 18:44:48
Info	Landing Gear Activated at 18:44:48
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:44:48
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:49:48

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 23 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde. Takeoff distance 510 m 20 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 75 kt. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 1 kt at 169 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 510 m 20 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 75 kt Target 70 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.59 m 1.06 m left to 0.53 m right	-0.53		0.80 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.04 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 4.0 °	2.3		4.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.2		2.1 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.1		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 81 kt 76 kt min to max 86 kt	76		86 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.07 g	1.05		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 398 fpm 282 fpm min to max 569 fpm	282		569 fpm
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl	0		42 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.8 ° 4.1 ° min to max 7.3 °	4.1		7.3 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:50:15
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:50:17

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 88 kt 86 kt min to max 90 kt	86		86 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.1		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g	1.04		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 809 fpm 575 fpm min to max 1,443 fpm	575		1,395 fpm
Info	Average altitude 91 ft agl 43 ft agl min to max 357 ft agl	43		357 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 7.4 ° min to max 12.3 °	7.4		11.9 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:50:21

Departure Climb 3

93.26 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.3		1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 88 kt 86 kt min to max 95 kt	86		95 kt
66.29 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 16.8 °	0.5		16.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.93 g min to max 1.01 g	0.97		0.95 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 936 fpm 406 fpm min to max 1,367 fpm	1,367		406 fpm
Info	Average altitude 547 ft agl 380 ft agl min to max 663 ft agl	380		663 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.3 ° 3.9 ° min to max 11.7 °	11.7		3.9 °

Enroute Climb

99.94 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of Donderen (Provincie Drenthe, The Netherlands). Climbing from 751 ft asl to 448 ft asl, an increase of 303 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 118 kt 96 kt min to max 138 kt	96		138 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 24.8 ° 2.0 ° min to max 39.4 °	17.5		13.4 °
99.43 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.96 g min to max 1.26 g	0.96		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -290 fpm -1,725 fpm min to max 364 fpm	270		-1,725 fpm
Info	Average altitude 718 ft asl 448 ft asl min to max 786 ft asl	751		448 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -6.4 ° min to max 3.0 °	3.0		-6.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1 (GA)

65.21 %

Approaching runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 406 ft agl to 222 ft agl. A decrease of 184 ft in 7 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
71.52 %	Approach angle 7.4 ° 7.1 ° min to max 8.4 ° Target 3.0 °	7.1		8.4 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kt 139 kt min to max 140 kt	139		140 kt
4.53 %	Heading variation -3.9 ° -5.4 ° min to max -1.9 °	-5.4		-1.9 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 1.01 g min to max 1.12 g	1.01		1.10 g
Info	Average VSI -1,564 fpm -1,757 fpm min to max -1,213 fpm	-1,756		-1,213 fpm
Info	Average altitude 310 ft agl 222 ft agl min to max 406 ft agl	406		222 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.2 ° -6.4 ° min to max -3.6 °	-6.4		-3.6 °
Info	Gear not down at 18:52:01

Arrival Landing (GA)

9.76 %

Landing on runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde, runway length 2,488 m. Threshold height at 125 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was excessively high at 140 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 140 kt. Target 70 kt
0 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	The flare strayed well off the target profile. Crossing the threshold 70 kt above target, the flare ballooned 220 ft agl back up from 20 ft agl above the runway, 1,474 m in. Touchdown was 789 m past the threshold. Hold the attitude and let it settle rather than pushing - a balloon is almost always excess speed, so the fix is on the approach, not in the flare.
50.25 %	Heading variation 163.3 ° -191.1 ° min to max 1,902.4 °	-191.1		0.7 °
0.76 %	Average bank angle 5.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 39.7 °	21.1		0.6 °
93.14 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.93 g min to max 1.37 g	1.12		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 103 kt 60 kt min to max 140 kt	140		60 kt
Info	Average VSI -89 fpm -1,081 fpm min to max 818 fpm	-1,081		-62 fpm
Info	Average altitude 43 ft agl -6 ft agl min to max 231 ft agl	125		-6 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° -3.8 ° min to max 7.8 °	-3.0		5.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:52:52
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:53:00
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:53:01

Go-around

100 %

Go-Around runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde at 72 ft agl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 71 kt 46 kt min to max 90 kt	60		84 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 38.8 °	0.5		9.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.93 g min to max 1.25 g	0.99		1.07 g
Info	Average altitude 174 ft agl 70 ft agl min to max 400 ft agl	72		95 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° -3.7 ° min to max 9.4 °	5.6		1.9 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:54:03
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:54:13
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:54:31
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:54:39
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:55:03

Arrival Landing

97.51 %

Landing on runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde, runway length 2,488 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 84 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.6 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 84 kt. Target 70 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
95.38 %	The flare held the target profile well. Crossing the threshold 14 kt above target, the aircraft floated down the runway before touching. Touchdown was 789 m past the threshold. The flare cannot burn off excess energy - fix the approach speed and the float goes with it.
99.32 %	Heading variation -9.9 ° -14.5 ° min to max -7.6 °	-13.8		-8.0 °
90.83 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.6 °	5.6		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 72 kt 59 kt min to max 84 kt	84		59 kt
Info	Average VSI -75 fpm -166 fpm min to max 6 fpm	-166		-55 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2 ft agl -5 ft agl min to max 13 ft agl	13		-5 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 2.2 ° min to max 5.8 °	2.4		5.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

94.56 %

Touchdown point was 159 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 59 kt was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -55 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 3 kt at 227 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Tailwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -55 fpm.
89.13 %	Touchdown distance was 557 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 59 kt Target below 72 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.45 m 2.27 m right	-2.45		-2.08 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		0.96 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 57 kt 56 kt min to max 59 kt	59		56 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 1.5 ° min to max 6.2 °	5.5		1.5 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 11 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kt 0 kt min to max 39 kt	39		0 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.9 °	-0.9		-0.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 6.8 ° 1.6 ° min to max 8.4 °	1.6		8.3 °
Info	Average g force 0.98 g 0.94 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Takeoff on runway 23 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde in the Beechcraft Sierra C24R

98.31 %

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 510 m using 20.47 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 75 kn - Target 70 kn

Alignment

100 %

1.06 m left to 0.53 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 23 EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 23 EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

93.26 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 23 EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

66.29 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde in the Beechcraft Sierra C24R

Landing Score 96.03 %

Landing Summary

The Beechcraft Sierra C24R conducted its final approach to runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde from the south, maintaining a heading of 25.0° at 0 nm and 406 ft agl. Local weather was 20 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 227°, a cross-wind component of 0 kt and a tail-wind component of 3 kt.

At threshold the aircraft displayed a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was well above target at 84 kt.

Touchdown occurred 159 m beyond the touchdown zone; the touchdown speed of 59 kt was good, the touchdown rate was excellent at -55 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.

With a final score of 96.0 % the landing was strong overall; reducing the threshold speed to the intended target and aiming for a touchdown point within the designated zone will tighten performance and keep the aircraft well within the optimal landing envelope.

97.51 %

Landing

Landing on runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde, runway length 2,488 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was well above target at 84 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

98.6 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 84 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

95.38 %

Centreline ft