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KGCN
Grand Canyon - Tusayan, United States
Runway 21
Elevation6,532 ft asl
Weight3,950 lbs
Fuel301 lbs

Flight Score

92.08 %
KGCN
Grand Canyon - Tusayan, United States
Runway 21
Elevation6,532 ft asl
Weight3,917 lbs
Fuel267 lbs
Wind50° · 5 kn · 1 kn cross
1 Feb 2025 0:29 36 nm DA42-VI 34 lbs
Departure Score
90.94 %
Enroute Score
97.39 %
Arrival Score
87.91 %

What went well

Touched down at -385 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 1,119 ft in — inside the full-score zone
Straight touchdown — 10.0 ft off the centreline, no bounce

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Landing and flare profile at 0 %, −2.54 points
Departure Roll — Landing Lights at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −1.45 points
Arrival Final 1 — Approach angle 4.7 ° at 33 %, −0.98 points

Top opportunity

Work on the flare

Arrival Landing

Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.

Read more in Flare Timing

Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 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 Taxi 90.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kn0 kn min to max 14 kn 0 10 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 11 knmax 11 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °0.7 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.0 0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° 0.0 1.2 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 3 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 10 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Average speed was 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kn9 kn min to max 12 kn 10 9 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.3 °0.6 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.6 1.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 1.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 78.19Departure roll runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. Takeoff distance 2,176 ft 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 76 kn. Local weather - Temperature 35 °F. Wind 0 kn at 93 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 2,176 ft24 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 76 knTarget 70 kn
41 % Runway alignment max 63.1 ft63.1 ft left to 0.0 ft left 22.7 12.3 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.10 g 1.00 1.10 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.8 °-0.0 ° min to max 5.0 ° 0.9 5.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.3 0.3 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Fail Strobe Lights
Info Parking Brake On 3 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 3 ft agl
Departure Climb 1 98.05Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.2 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average speed 78 kn76 kn min to max 79 kn 76 79 kn
92 % Average bank angle 2.6 °0.3 ° min to max 5.0 ° 0.3 2.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g0.92 g min to max 1.20 g 1.13 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 562 fpm340 fpm min to max 664 fpm 340 664 fpm
Info Average altitude 19 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl 0 42 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °5.5 ° min to max 8.6 ° 5.5 7.9 °
Departure Climb 2 98.34Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.0 0.6 °
100 % Average speed 80 kn79 kn min to max 86 kn 79 86 kn
93 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.2 ° min to max 4.5 ° 2.1 1.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.86 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 0.86 g
Info Average VSI 786 fpm666 fpm min to max 1,172 fpm 666 1,135 fpm
Info Average altitude 97 ft agl43 ft agl min to max 362 ft agl 43 362 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.3 °7.8 ° min to max 11.4 ° 7.9 8.9 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 83 ft agl · 90 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 320 ft agl · 94 kt
Departure Climb 3 90.11Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.6 °-1.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.3 -0.4 °
100 % Average speed 92 kn86 kn min to max 96 kn 86 89 kn
51 % Average bank angle 11.0 °0.8 ° min to max 20.8 ° 0.8 20.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.85 g min to max 1.25 g 0.85 0.92 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 1,305 fpm571 fpm min to max 2,310 fpm 960 1,954 fpm
Info Average altitude 511 ft agl376 ft agl min to max 739 ft agl 376 739 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.7 °6.6 ° min to max 16.4 ° 7.6 12.3 °

Events

Info Pitot Heat Switched On 797 ft agl · 103 kt
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport Grand Canyon - Tusayan (Arizona, United States). Climbing from 7,363 ft asl to 7,623 ft asl, an increase of 259 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 98 kn87 kn min to max 106 kn 87 105 kn
100 % Average bank angle 17.6 °1.3 ° min to max 32.1 ° 21.8 32.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.05 g0.88 g min to max 1.34 g 0.88 1.34 g
Info Average VSI 857 fpm411 fpm min to max 1,743 fpm 1,743 1,239 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,500 ft asl7,363 ft asl min to max 7,623 ft asl 7,363 7,623 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.4 °4.8 ° min to max 11.1 ° 11.0 11.1 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport Grand Canyon - Tusayan (Arizona, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 8,072 ft asl7,652 ft asl min to max 8,259 ft asl 7,652 8,096 ft asl
100 % Average speed 132 kn98 kn min to max 153 kn 104 153 kn
100 % Average bank angle 4.3 °0.0 ° min to max 28.5 ° 28.4 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.83 g min to max 1.36 g 1.36 0.98 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-2.4 ° min to max 13.6 ° 11.3 -2.4 °
Enroute Descent 97.46Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Grand Canyon Village (Arizona, United States). Descent from 8,086 ft asl to 4,059 ft asl, a decrease of 4,027 ft in 4 minutes and covering 9 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 155 kn122 kn min to max 193 kn 153 129 kn
100 % Average bank angle 10.7 °0.1 ° min to max 24.5 ° 0.1 16.6 °
75 % Average g force 1.03 g0.18 g min to max 2.39 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -934 fpm-3,736 fpm min to max 436 fpm -602 -400 fpm
Info Average altitude 6,109 ft asl4,059 ft asl min to max 8,091 ft asl 8,086 4,059 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -3.6 °-11.5 ° min to max 1.5 ° -2.2 -3.2 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 3,132 ft agl · 209 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 2,690 ft agl · 207 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 2,149 ft agl · 163 kt
Enroute Climb 2 89.69Enroute climb started 7 miles north west of Grand Canyon Village (Arizona, United States). Climbing from 4,051 ft asl to 4,685 ft asl, an increase of 634 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 109 kn93 kn min to max 132 kn 129 97 kn
75 % Average bank angle 16.2 °0.1 ° min to max 52.3 ° 17.7 40.3 °
95 % Average g force 1.09 g0.82 g min to max 1.66 g 0.99 1.22 g
Info Average VSI 298 fpm-1,145 fpm min to max 2,110 fpm -463 474 fpm
Info Average altitude 4,257 ft asl3,930 ft asl min to max 4,685 ft asl 4,051 4,685 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 1.7 °-6.2 ° min to max 12.4 ° -3.6 2.4 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 10 miles north west of Grand Canyon Village (Arizona, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average altitude 4,592 ft asl4,400 ft asl min to max 4,760 ft asl 4,688 4,531 ft asl
100 % Average speed 137 kn98 kn min to max 159 kn 98 148 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.7 °0.3 ° min to max 29.2 ° 29.2 9.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.80 g min to max 1.27 g 1.10 1.03 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -0.0 °-3.8 ° min to max 4.7 ° 0.8 -0.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,380 ft agl · 119 kt
Enroute Climb 3 99.57Enroute climb started 5 miles north west of Grand Canyon Village (Arizona, United States). Climbing from 4,530 ft asl to 7,883 ft asl, an increase of 3,353 ft in 4 minutes and covering 6 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 129 kn96 kn min to max 156 kn 149 147 kn
100 % Average bank angle 9.8 °0.0 ° min to max 26.3 ° 9.6 6.1 °
96 % Average g force 1.02 g0.47 g min to max 1.65 g 1.02 1.09 g
Info Average VSI 712 fpm-1,191 fpm min to max 3,475 fpm -94 -277 fpm
Info Average altitude 5,713 ft asl4,476 ft asl min to max 7,940 ft asl 4,530 7,883 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.2 °-4.2 ° min to max 12.9 ° -0.5 0.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Navigation Lights Switched On 2,519 ft agl · 142 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 2,491 ft agl · 147 kt
Enroute Level 3 95.01Enroute level cruise started overhead Grand Canyon (Arizona, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 5 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
93 % Average altitude 7,805 ft asl6,974 ft asl min to max 8,276 ft asl 7,879 6,974 ft asl
100 % Average speed 128 kn74 kn min to max 156 kn 146 74 kn
94 % Average bank angle 13.0 °0.1 ° min to max 43.2 ° 5.0 5.0 °
97 % Average g force 1.05 g0.61 g min to max 1.59 g 1.03 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle -1.0 °-11.6 ° min to max 8.0 ° -0.8 -2.0 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Down 1,428 ft agl · 138 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 1,515 ft agl · 128 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 935 ft agl · 124 kt
Arrival Final 1 85.34Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 425 ft agl to 155 ft agl. A decrease of 270 ft in 22 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
33 % Approach angle 4.7 °4.0 ° min to max 5.1 °Target 3.0 ° 4.8 5.1 °
100 % Average speed 74 kn68 kn min to max 76 kn 73 76 kn
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° 0.4 0.1 °
94 % Average bank angle 1.2 °0.0 ° min to max 5.3 ° 5.3 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.91 g min to max 1.08 g 1.02 0.98 g
Info Average VSI -598 fpm-1,013 fpm min to max -454 fpm -1,013 -603 fpm
Info Average altitude 210 ft agl155 ft agl min to max 425 ft agl 425 155 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-2.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° -1.7 -2.0 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-150-113-75-3803875113150Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment ft
Arrival Landing 61.89Landing on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, runway length 8,990 ft. Threshold height at 78 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 76 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was slightly above target at 76 kn. Target 70 kn
49 % Target 50 ft agl
0 % Landing and flare profile
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
98 % Average bank angle 0.9 °0.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° 0.5 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.91 g min to max 1.16 g 0.97 1.15 g
Info Average speed 71 kn66 kn min to max 76 kn 76 67 kn
Info Average VSI -677 fpm-814 fpm min to max -385 fpm -606 -385 fpm
Info Average altitude 31 ft agl-6 ft agl min to max 78 ft agl 78 -6 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 0.9 °-2.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° -2.1 4.7 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 27 ft agl · 80 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 20 ft agl · 77 kt
Info Stall Warning Activated 10 ft agl · 76 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 4 ft agl · 77 kt
02505007501,0001,25001530456075Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft02505007501,0001,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 97.31Touchdown distance was good at 1,112 ft. Touchdown speed at 67 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -385 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 28 °F. Wind 5 kn at 50 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 5 kn.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Touchdown VSI was -385 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 1,112 ftTarget 1,500 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 67 knTarget below 66 kn
98 % Runway alignment max 11.4 ft10.8 ft left 11.4 10.0 ft
100 % Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average g force 1.16 g1.04 g min to max 1.29 g 1.15 1.04 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 67 kn67 kn min to max 67 kn 67 67 kn
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °0.7 ° min to max 4.7 ° 4.7 0.7 °
Arrival Rollout 100.00Total landing distance 1,992 ft, 22 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 1,992 ft22 % of runway.
100 % Runway alignment max 9.9 ft9.9 ft left to 0.0 ft left 9.9 0.1 ft
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Average speed 75 kn47 kn min to max 79 kn 79 47 kn
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.7 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.4 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.1 0.0 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 6 kn
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 12 kn4 kn min to max 40 kn 40 4 kn
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °-1.1 ° min to max 2.5 ° -0.9 2.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.6 °0.0 ° min to max 2.8 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g
Arrival Taxi 95.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 8 kn0 kn min to max 11 kn 4 3 kn
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 knmax 8 kn 0 0 kn
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °0.4 ° min to max 5.6 ° 2.4 0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.2 0.1 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Flaps Position 1 3 ft agl · 2 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 3 ft agl · 2 kt

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll2,176 ft · 24 %
100.00Liftoff speed75 kt · target 70, 5 fast
40.97Runway alignment63.1 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
98.05Rate of climb561 fpm

Landing

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

48.51Threshold height78 ft
100.00Threshold speed76 kt · target 70, 6 fast
100.00Centreline offset0.1 ft 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 KGCN 21

Past threshold100.00
1,119ft
Centreline98.40
10.0ft L
Speed100.00
66kttarget 66 or less
Touchdown rate90.19
-385fpm
Impact100.00
1.29G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.

78 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — 78 ft, down at 1,119 ft

Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,990 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 THRESHOLD FULL SCORE TO 1,650 FT 1,119 ft past threshold CLEARED

The 1,119 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 1,913 ft of 8,990 ft · 21 %
Rollout distance100.00
794ft21 % used
Rollout alignment100.00
9.9ft L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA42-VI, then departed from runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,176 feet, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 76 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 35°F and a wind speed of 0 knots at 93°. The aircraft experienced no crosswind or headwind during takeoff. After departing from the runway, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The climb took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile, with the aircraft ascending from 7,363 feet above sea level to 7,623 feet above sea level.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. The cruise phase started 1 mile south-west of KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south-east of Grand Canyon Village. The descent took 4 minutes and covered 9 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 8,086 feet above sea level to 4,059 feet above sea level.

The aircraft then underwent several enroute climb phases, with the first one starting 7 miles north-west of Grand Canyon Village. This climb took 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 4,051 feet above sea level to 4,685 feet above sea level. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. This phase started 10 miles north-west of Grand Canyon Village.

The aircraft then began another climb phase, which started 5 miles north-west of Grand Canyon Village. This climb took 4 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 4,530 feet above sea level to 7,883 feet above sea level. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. This phase started overhead Grand Canyon.

The final approach to runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport was made from the north-east, with the aircraft heading 222.0° at 1 nautical mile and 425 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 21, which had a length of 8,990 feet. The threshold height at 78 feet above ground level was well above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 76 knots.

The touchdown distance was good at 1,112 feet, but the touchdown speed at 67 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -385 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 5 knots at 50°. The aircraft experienced a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,992 feet, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 36 nautical miles, and the flight took 29 minutes. The aircraft used 34 pounds of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport in the Diamond DA42 Twin Star
90.94 %
90 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
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
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
3 1.5 0
78.19 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport. Takeoff distance 2,176 ft 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 76 kn. Local weather - Temperature 35 °F. Wind 0 kn at 93 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 2,176 ft using 24.2 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 76 kn - Target 70 kn
Alignment
40.97 %
63.1 ft left to 0.0 ft left
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
0 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
80 40 0
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-100102030405060708090 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
98.05 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21 KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 75 70
Bank °
92.21 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7 5
Climb Rate fpm
Info
700 300 -100
98.34 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21 KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
90 80 70
Bank °
93.34 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
12 9.5 7
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,200 850 500
90.11 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21 KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
100 90 80
Bank °
50.53 %
21 11 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
17 12 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,400 1,400 400
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0000141282423564705 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.250.50.7510100200300400500600700 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.250.50.751-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport in the Diamond DA42 Twin Star
Landing Score 86.13 %
Landing Summary

The DA42-VI aircraft successfully landed at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.1%. The final approach to runway 21 was initiated from the north-east, heading 222.0° at 1 nautical mile and 425 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a slightly above-target threshold speed of 76 knots, which was likely due to the aircraft's descent rate and airspeed management.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 1,112 feet, indicating a well-executed flare and touchdown. However, the touchdown speed of 67 knots was slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more optimal airspeed during the approach. The touchdown rate of -385 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent and minimal sink rate.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a minor error in the pilot's alignment with the runway. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 50°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly above-target threshold speed. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and touchdown phases.

85.34 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 425 ft agl to 155 ft agl. A decrease of 270 ft in 22 seconds.
Glideslope
32.77 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
32.77 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
76 68 60
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
93.92 %
6 3 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-454 -777 -1,100
00.250.50.751050100150200250300 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-150-113-75-3803875113150 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
61.89 %
Landing
Landing on runway 21 at KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport, runway length 8,990 ft. Threshold height at 78 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 76 kn.
Height
48.51 %
Threshold height at 78 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 76 kt. Target 70 kt
Flare
0 %
Very poor landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
97.58 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
76 68 60
Pitch °
Info
5 1.5 -2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-397 -649 -900
02505007501,0001,25001530456075 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
02505007501,0001,250-90-72-54-36-1801836547290 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
97.31 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 1,112 ft. Touchdown speed at 67 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -385 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 28 °F. Wind 5 kn at 50 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 5 kn.
Warning: Landed with a 5 kt tailwind
Touchdown
90.19 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -385 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 67 kt was a little fast. Target below 66 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 1,112 ft.
Alignment
98.4 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.2 °
G
100 %
G 1.16 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
100 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 1,992 ft, 22 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 1,992 ft using 22.16 % of runway
Alignment
100 %
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
67 48 30
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
2 1 0
05001,0001,500 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
95 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes 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
6 3 0
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