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KEWR
Newark, United States
Runway 04L
Elevation10 ft asl
Weight1,021 kg
Fuel155 kg
Wind315° · 8 kn · 8 kn cross

Flight Score

88.35 %
KLDJ
Linden, United States
Runway 09
Elevation20 ft asl
Weight1,016 kg
Fuel149 kg
Wind350° · 6 kn · 6 kn cross
3 Nov 2024 0:13 17 nm Piper PA-24-250 Comanche 5 kg
Departure Score
94.07 %
Enroute Score
95.80 %
Arrival Score
75.17 %

What went well

Touched down at -168 fpm — a soft arrival
Rollout held the centreline — 2.43 m off at taxi speed
Airborne in 1,115 m — 52 % of the runway

What held you back

Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 892 m at 26 %, −2.45 points
Arrival Final 2 — Approach angle 5.7 ° at 0 %, −2.06 points
Arrival Touchdown — Landing Bounce at 40 %, Speed at touchdown 70 kn at 55 %, −1.36 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 · 12 stages, 11 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 90.15Departure roll runway 04L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,115 m 52 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kn. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 8 kn at 314 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,115 m52 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 73 knTarget 70 kn
83 % Runway alignment max 10.85 m7.78 m left to 3.07 m right -2.46 0.60 m
86 % Average g force 0.57 g0.01 g min to max 0.99 g 0.99 0.97 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 2.9 °0.4 ° min to max 4.2 ° 3.4 4.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.0 1.4 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Engine 1 Stopped 3 ft agl · 25 kt
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl · 25 kt
Departure Climb 1 98.23Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04L KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.1 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 82 kn73 kn min to max 87 kn 73 87 kn
93 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.0 ° min to max 4.7 ° 1.2 4.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.95 g min to max 0.99 g 0.97 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 501 ft/m313 ft/m min to max 707 ft/m 313 707 ft/m
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 48 ft agl 1 48 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °4.3 ° min to max 8.3 ° 4.3 8.3 °
Departure Climb 2 93.82Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04L KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Heading variation -0.4 °-2.1 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -2.1 °
100 % Average speed 87 kn87 kn min to max 90 kn 87 90 kn
77 % Average bank angle 3.5 °1.7 ° min to max 10.8 ° 4.3 10.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.75 g min to max 1.08 g 0.99 0.91 g
Info Average VSI 950 ft/m714 ft/m min to max 1,326 ft/m 714 1,316 ft/m
Info Average altitude 85 ft agl49 ft agl min to max 256 ft agl 49 256 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.6 °8.4 ° min to max 10.6 ° 8.4 9.7 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 54 ft agl · 89 kt
Enroute Climb 99.09Enroute climb started overhead KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport Newark (New Jersey, United States). Climbing from 296 ft asl to 4,276 ft asl, an increase of 3,981 ft in 4 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 95 kn82 kn min to max 109 kn 91 102 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.2 °0.0 ° min to max 34.4 ° 11.8 2.8 °
91 % Average g force 0.94 g0.18 g min to max 1.16 g 0.93 0.90 g
Info Average VSI 1,129 ft/m-1,186 ft/m min to max 3,130 ft/m 1,321 69 ft/m
Info Average altitude 2,239 ft asl296 ft asl min to max 4,502 ft asl 296 4,276 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.6 °-5.4 ° min to max 19.4 ° 9.6 1.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Descent 92.51Enroute descent started overhead Linden (New Jersey, United States). Descent from 4,201 ft asl to 1,941 ft asl, a decrease of 2,260 ft in 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 120 kn99 kn min to max 151 kn 99 151 kn
81 % Average bank angle 14.3 °0.8 ° min to max 49.4 ° 0.8 46.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.79 g min to max 1.19 g 0.83 1.19 g
Info Average VSI -1,097 ft/m-2,750 ft/m min to max -110 ft/m -1,051 -2,750 ft/m
Info Average altitude 3,146 ft asl1,941 ft asl min to max 4,201 ft asl 4,201 1,941 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -4.3 °-11.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -5.0 -11.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Arrival 72.29Arrival started overhead Linden (New Jersey, United States).
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 105 kn73 kn min to max 163 kn 154 80 kn
31 % Average bank angle 7.3 °0.0 ° min to max 44.5 ° 44.5 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.95 g0.75 g min to max 1.33 g 1.23 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -292 ft/m-3,064 ft/m min to max 852 ft/m -2,942 -754 ft/m
Info Average altitude 1,353 ft asl1,009 ft asl min to max 1,891 ft asl 1,891 1,009 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.6 °-11.5 ° min to max 9.3 ° -11.4 -3.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,149 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 1,132 ft agl · 82 kt
Info Flaps Position 6 1,090 ft agl · 84 kt
Arrival Final 2 69.05Approaching runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 978 ft agl to 480 ft agl. A decrease of 498 ft in 41 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Approach angle 5.7 °5.4 ° min to max 6.0 °Target 3.8 ° 5.4 6.0 °
100 % Average speed 83 kn80 kn min to max 86 kn 80 86 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-1.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° -1.0 0.7 °
95 % Average bank angle 1.5 °0.0 ° min to max 4.8 ° 0.7 3.3 °
100 % Average g force 0.91 g0.83 g min to max 0.98 g 0.92 0.92 g
Info Average VSI -707 ft/m-937 ft/m min to max -456 ft/m -720 -835 ft/m
Info Average altitude 748 ft agl480 ft agl min to max 978 ft agl 978 480 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.7 °-6.8 ° min to max -2.4 ° -3.4 -5.8 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 9 814 ft agl · 86 kt
11.251.51.752550600650700750800850900950Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-100-75-50-250255075100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 83.48Approaching runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 467 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 395 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
21 % Approach angle 4.8 °3.9 ° min to max 6.1 °Target 3.8 ° 6.0 3.9 °
100 % Average speed 89 kn85 kn min to max 90 kn 86 89 kn
99 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.3 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.5 0.3 °
97 % Average bank angle 2.9 °0.2 ° min to max 4.7 ° 3.3 1.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.87 g min to max 1.07 g 0.92 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -991 ft/m-1,251 ft/m min to max -791 ft/m -805 -848 ft/m
Info Average altitude 185 ft agl71 ft agl min to max 467 ft agl 467 71 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -6.2 °-8.8 ° min to max -5.0 ° -5.6 -5.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 80.45Landing on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, runway length 953 m. Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was too high at 89 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
61 % Threshold speed was too high at 89 kn. Target 70 kn
81 % Target 50 ft agl
81 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.0 °-0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 -0.0 °
97 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° 0.7 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.90 g min to max 1.15 g 1.03 1.05 g
Info Average speed 81 kn70 kn min to max 89 kn 89 70 kn
Info Average VSI -378 ft/m-841 ft/m min to max -60 ft/m -841 -165 ft/m
Info Average altitude 21 ft agl1 ft agl min to max 64 ft agl 64 1 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -2.1 °-5.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° -5.0 -0.6 °
07515022530037545052560001325385063Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 79.57Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 70 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was good at -165 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 6 kn at 350 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
98 % Touchdown VSI was -165 ft/m.
95 % Touchdown distance was 505 mTarget 457 m
55 % Speed at touchdown 70 knTarget 55 kn
99.96 % Runway alignment max 3.47 m1.26 m left -0.41 3.06 m
85 % Average bank angle 1.6 °0.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° 2.1 3.6 °
93 % Average g force 0.81 g0.25 g min to max 1.10 g 1.05 0.46 g
40 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 67 kn63 kn min to max 70 kn 70 63 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-0.9 ° min to max 2.7 ° -0.6 2.7 °
Arrival Rollout 63.30Total landing distance 892 m, 94 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
26 % Landing distance 892 m94 % of runway.
96 % Runway alignment max 6.55 m4.12 m left to 2.43 m right 3.18 -2.43 m
92 % Average g force 0.70 g0.21 g min to max 1.34 g 0.36 0.62 g
Info Average speed 58 kn41 kn min to max 67 kn 67 41 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.9 °-2.6 ° min to max 5.8 ° 3.2 2.2 °
Info Average bank angle 3.0 °0.0 ° min to max 5.2 ° 3.9 0.4 °

Events

Info Bounce during touchdown 3 ft agl · 48 kt
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 13 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 22 kn7 kn min to max 35 kn 35 7 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.2 °2.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.2 2.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.91 g0.76 g min to max 1.07 g 0.76 1.07 g

Takeoff

100.00Takeoff roll1,115 m · 52 %
100.00Liftoff speed72 kt
82.73Runway alignment7.78 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.23Rate of climb501 fpm

Landing

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

80.89Threshold height63 ft
60.75Threshold speed88 kt
100.00Centreline offset0.10 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 KLDJ 09

Past threshold94.66
506m
Centreline99.96
3.06m L
Speed55.11
70kt
Touchdown rate97.77
-168fpm
Impact92.86
1.10G
Bounces40.00
3

Side view — the last 953 m of the approach.

63 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 63 ft, down at 506 m

Plan view — the full 953 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD CROSS 5 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 506 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 506 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 789 m of 953 m · 83 %
Rollout distance69.08
283m83 % used
Rollout alignment96.08
4.12m L

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 04L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
94.07 %
90.15 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 04L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,115 m 52 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 73 kn. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 8 kn at 314 °. Crosswind: 8 kn Headwind: 3 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,115 m using 52.06 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 73 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
82.73 %
7.78 m left to 3.07 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
86 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
5 2.5 0
Pitch °
Info
5 2.5 0
02505007501,000-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
98.23 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 04L KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
92.92 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 6.5 4
Climb Rate fpm
Info
800 350 -100
93.82 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 04L KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport.
Alignment
98.38 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
76.92 %
11 6 1
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 9.5 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,400 1,000 600
02505007501,00004692138184230 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.020.040.060.080.10100200 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.020.040.060.080.1-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport in the Piper PA-24 Comanche
Landing Score 76.7 %
69.05 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 978 ft agl to 480 ft agl. A decrease of 498 ft in 41 seconds.
Glideslope
0 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
0 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
86 83 80
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
95.27 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-456 -728 -1,000
11.251.51.752550600650700750800850900950 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-100-75-50-250255075100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
83.48 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 467 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 395 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
21.29 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
99.2 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
21.29 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
90 85 80
Alignment
99.2 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.89 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-791 -1,046 -1,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350400450 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-30-23-15-7.507.5152330 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
80.45 %
Landing
Landing on runway 09 at KLDJ Linden Airport, runway length 953 m. Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was too high at 89 kn.
Height
80.89 %
Threshold height at 64 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
60.75 %
Threshold speed was too high at 89 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
81.15 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.47 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
89 79 70
Pitch °
Info
1 -2 -5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-61 -480 -900
07515022530037545052560001325385063 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
79.57 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 70 kn was too fast. Touchdown rate was good at -165 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 6 kn at 350 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Touchdown
97.77 %
Touchdown rate was good at -168 fpm.
Speed
55.11 %
Touchdown speed at 70 kt was too fast. Target below 55 kn
Distance
94.77 %
Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway.
Alignment
99.96 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from centreline.
Bank
85.47 %
Bank angle 1.6 °
G
92.86 %
G 0.81 g
Bounce
40 %
Bounce Detected
63.3 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 892 m, 94 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
25.84 %
Landing distance 892 m using 93.54 % of runway
Alignment
96.08 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
91.71 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
63 46 30
Bank °
Info
6 3 0
Pitch °
Info
6 2 -2
0200400600800 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
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