GVAC to GQPP Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from GVAC to GQPP

Friday, 16 June 2023 14:14

Minutes 84

421 nm

Fuel 2,491 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 01 at GVAC

Amilcar Cabral

Sal, Sal Municipality, Cape Verde

Altitude

177 ft asl

Weight

59,836 kg

Fuel

5,896 kg

Temperature

26 °C

Wind Speed

13 kt

Wind Direction

60.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

11 kt

Arrival

Runway 02 at GQPP

Nouadhibou

Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania

3 ft asl

Altitude

57,346 kg

Weight

3,405 kg

Fuel

30 °C

Temperature

12 kt

Wind Speed

337.4 °

Wind Direction

10 kt

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.03%

Departure Score 97.91%

Enroute Score 99.69%

Arrival Score 81.96%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

61.49 %

Touchdown

86.42 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

57.4 %

Threshold height at 74 ft agl was well above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 133 kt.

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

55.96 %

Touchdown rate was hard at -468 ft/m.

Impact

89.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 126 kt was good.

Aim point

88.9 %

Touchdown point was 141 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages GVAC to GQPP

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 21 kn	0		16 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 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
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.3		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 14:18:53
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 14:19:32
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 14:20:53

Departure Roll

99.01 %

Departure roll runway 01 at GVAC Amilcar Cabral. Takeoff distance 3,334 m 111 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 144 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 13 kn at 60 °. Crosswind: 12 kn Headwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 3,334 m 111 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 144 kn Target 154 kn
95.03 %	Runway alignment max 3.20 m 2.96 m left to 0.23 m right	2.18		1.89 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.11 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -0.1 ° min to max 10.2 °	0.0		10.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.0		1.7 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 14:24:25
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 14:24:31

Departure Climb 1

99.18 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 GVAC Amilcar Cabral.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 146 kn 144 kn min to max 148 kn	144		148 kn
98.76 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 1.9 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.9		2.5 °
94.86 %	Average g force 1.29 g 1.13 g min to max 1.34 g	1.13		1.29 g
Info	Average VSI 655 ft/m 229 ft/m min to max 1,183 ft/m	229		1,183 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl	0		37 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.5 ° 10.6 ° min to max 16.6 °	10.6		16.6 °

Departure Climb 2

99.36 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 GVAC Amilcar Cabral.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 148 kn min to max 152 kn	148		149 kn
98.34 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.5		0.3 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.18 g 0.98 g min to max 1.29 g	1.29		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,908 ft/m 1,216 ft/m min to max 3,360 ft/m	1,216		3,360 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 115 ft agl 56 ft agl min to max 376 ft agl	56		376 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.5 ° 16.7 ° min to max 18.9 °	16.7		18.9 °

Departure Climb 3

92.01 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 GVAC Amilcar Cabral.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.6 ° min to max 1.2 °	-0.6		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 155 kn 150 kn min to max 159 kn	150		159 kn
60.05 %	Average bank angle 16.3 ° 11.6 ° min to max 17.2 °	11.6		17.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	0.95		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,625 ft/m 3,482 ft/m min to max 3,930 ft/m	3,482		3,930 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 714 ft agl 475 ft agl min to max 964 ft agl	475		964 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 19.6 ° 19.1 ° min to max 19.8 °	19.1		19.8 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 14:25:03

Enroute Climb

98.43 %

Enroute climb started overhead Espargos (Sal Municipality, Cape Verde). Climbing from 1,226 ft asl to 40,641 ft asl, an increase of 39,415 ft in 21 minutes and covering 139 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.23 %	Climb speed 255 kn 159 kn min to max 290 kn Target 240 kn	160		241 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.7 °	17.2		0.0 °
95.43 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.67 g min to max 1.08 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,140 ft/m -4 ft/m min to max 4,106 ft/m	3,988		-1 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 21,239 ft asl 1,226 ft asl min to max 40,654 ft asl	1,226		40,641 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.0 ° 3.1 ° min to max 20.3 °	19.9		3.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:26:28
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:26:52

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started Latitude: 18.160758 Longitude: -20.9967507 and lasted 22 minutes, covering 170 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 40,638 ft asl 40,621 ft asl min to max 40,653 ft asl	40,641		40,624 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 450 kn 448 kn min to max 452 kn	450		448 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 19.0 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.4		3.4 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started Latitude: 19.8539367 Longitude: -18.5642445. Descent from 40,620 ft asl to 2,172 ft asl, a decrease of 38,448 ft in 24 minutes and covering 98 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 229 kn 130 kn min to max 482 kn	448		136 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.2 °	0.2		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.89 g min to max 1.16 g	0.97		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI -1,517 ft/m -4,473 ft/m min to max -88 ft/m	-108		-249 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 16,151 ft asl 2,172 ft asl min to max 40,620 ft asl	40,620		2,172 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -5.0 ° min to max 5.7 °	3.1		5.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:16:06
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:16:49
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:16:51
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:27:37
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:27:40
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:29:00
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 15:31:32

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 9 miles south west of Nouadhibou (Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania) and lasted 1 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,164 ft asl 2,111 ft asl min to max 2,180 ft asl	2,172		2,111 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 133 kn min to max 142 kn	135		138 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.0 °	2.7		9.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° 1.6 ° min to max 7.0 °	6.2		1.6 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 6 miles south west of Nouadhibou (Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania). Descent from 2,097 ft asl to 1,803 ft asl, a decrease of 294 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 133 kn min to max 142 kn	139		134 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 15.9 °	13.3		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.98 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -781 ft/m -954 ft/m min to max -458 ft/m	-796		-458 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,934 ft asl 1,803 ft asl min to max 2,097 ft asl	2,097		1,803 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° 1.0 ° min to max 3.5 °	1.5		3.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 15:33:30

Arrival

97.2 %

Arrival started 6 miles south west of Nouadhibou (Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 129 kn 122 kn min to max 138 kn	126		132 kn
95.28 %	Average bank angle 4.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 32.8 °	1.1		1.8 °
95.43 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.67 g min to max 1.24 g	1.00		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -625 ft/m -1,958 ft/m min to max 623 ft/m	-453		-1,508 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 867 ft asl 264 ft asl min to max 1,796 ft asl	1,796		264 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -3.2 ° min to max 11.8 °	3.4		-2.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:34:32
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:34:50
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:35:08
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:35:11
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:35:55

Arrival Final 1

85.97 %

Approaching runway 02 at GQPP Nouadhibou from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 234 ft agl to 89 ft agl. A decrease of 145 ft in 4 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
80.66 %	Approach angle 5.2 ° 5.0 ° min to max 6.0 ° Target 3.0 °	6.0		5.0 °
100 %	Average speed 133 kn 133 kn min to max 133 kn	133		133 kn
63.93 %	Heading variation 0.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.2		0.4 °
85.24 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 1.9 ° min to max 7.6 °	1.9		3.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.14 g 0.99 g min to max 1.21 g	0.99		1.19 g
Info	Average VSI -1,484 ft/m -1,678 ft/m min to max -1,291 ft/m	-1,598		-1,291 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 125 ft agl 89 ft agl min to max 234 ft agl	234		89 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -2.3 ° min to max 2.2 °	-2.3		2.2 °
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:36:01

Arrival Landing

61.49 %

Landing on runway 02 at GQPP Nouadhibou, runway length 2,437 m. Threshold height at 74 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was good at 133 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 133 kn. Target 135 kn
57.4 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
92.5 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-0.0 °
78.89 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 10.0 °	4.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.97 g min to max 1.18 g	1.18		1.04 g
Info	Average speed 130 kn 126 kn min to max 133 kn	133		126 kn
Info	Average VSI -603 ft/m -1,270 ft/m min to max -381 ft/m	-1,270		-468 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 33 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 74 ft agl	74		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 2.2 ° min to max 4.5 °	2.2		3.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

86.42 %

Touchdown point was 141 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 126 kn was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -468 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 32 °C. Wind 12 kn at 337 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Headwind: 10 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
55.96 %	Touchdown VSI was -468 ft/m.
88.9 %	Touchdown distance was 559 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 126 kn Target 132 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.91 m 0.80 m right	-0.80		-0.57 m
93 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.8 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.9		0.9 °
89.14 %	Average g force 1.29 g 1.04 g min to max 1.44 g	1.04		1.24 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 126 kn 125 kn min to max 126 kn	126		125 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 3.2 ° min to max 4.2 °	3.2		4.2 °

Arrival Rollout

75.92 %

Total landing distance 1,499 m, 62 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.7 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,499 m 62 % of runway.
47.63 %	Runway alignment max 17.20 m 16.69 m left to 0.52 m right	-0.52		2.98 m
94.86 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.66 g min to max 1.29 g	1.22		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 111 kn 59 kn min to max 118 kn	118		59 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -1.1 ° min to max 5.4 °	4.3		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.8		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 17 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 20 kn 3 kn min to max 48 kn	48		21 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.4		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:36:50
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:36:53
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:36:55
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:36:58
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:37:05

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 14 kn 5 kn min to max 21 kn	21		5 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 14 kn max 14 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.5		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.0 °
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 15:41:13

Takeoff on runway 01 at GVAC Amilcar Cabral in the Airbus A320

97.91 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.01 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 3,334 m using 110.56 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 144 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

95.03 %

2.96 m left to 0.23 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.18 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01 GVAC Amilcar Cabral.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.76 %

94.86 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.36 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01 GVAC Amilcar Cabral.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.34 %

97.71 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

92.01 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01 GVAC Amilcar Cabral.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

60.05 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 02 at GQPP Nouadhibou in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 77.45 %

85.97 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 02 at GQPP Nouadhibou from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 234 ft agl to 89 ft agl. A decrease of 145 ft in 4 seconds.

Glideslope

80.66 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

63.93 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope °

80.66 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

63.93 %

Bank °

85.24 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

61.49 %

Landing

Landing on runway 02 at GQPP Nouadhibou, runway length 2,437 m. Threshold height at 74 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was good at 133 kn.

Height

57.4 %

Threshold height at 74 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 133 kt. Target 135 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

92.5 %

Bank °