KSBP to KSMX Flight Report - DA42

Flight from KSBP to KSMX

Tuesday, 30 December 2025 16:43

Minutes 23

24 nm

Fuel -59 kg

DA42

Departure

Runway 25 at KSBP

San Luis County Regional Airport

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Altitude

180 ft asl

Weight

1,702 kg

Fuel

1,702 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 12 at KSMX

Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field

Santa Maria California, United States

226 ft asl

Altitude

1,760 kg

Weight

1,760 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

0.0 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 96.42%

Departure Score 92.19%

Enroute Score 99.92%

Arrival Score 97.14%

The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a DA42, then departed from runway 25 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 620 meters, which accounted for 82% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 86 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. The enroute climb started overhead KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 746 feet above sea level to 913 feet above sea level, an increase of 167 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

The enroute level cruise phase began overhead KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport and lasted for 27 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 12 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field was initiated from the northwest, with a heading of 133.0 degrees at an altitude of 393 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.

The landing on runway 12 was successful, with a threshold speed that was slightly below the target at 68 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 129 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 64 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -440 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.7 meters.

The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was 173 meters, which accounted for 7% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 24 nautical miles and lasted for 23 minutes, using -59 kilograms of fuel.

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Departure Taxi

90 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kt 0 kt min to max 12 kt	0		6 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 6 kt max 7 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -1.5 ° min to max 3.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.6		0.1 °
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 16:43:16
Info	Navigation Lights Off at 16:43:16
Info	Beacon Lights Off at 16:43:16
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 16:43:16
Info	Landing Lights Off at 16:43:16
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:43:16
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:43:16
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:43:16
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:47:27
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:47:32
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:47:33
0 %	Taxi Lights at 16:48:52

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 25 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport, Average speed was 10 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 6 kt 0 kt min to max 16 kt	6		16 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:49:35
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:51:23

Departure Roll

83.59 %

Departure roll runway 25 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport. Takeoff distance 620 m 82 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 86 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. .

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
72.73 %	Takeoff distance 620 m 82 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 86 kt Target 78 kt
95.28 %	Runway alignment max 4.34 m 4.34 m left to 0.00 m left	4.34		1.37 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.18 g	1.03		1.18 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -6.8 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.9		-6.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 16:51:32
0 %	Strobe Lights at 16:51:38

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 88 kt 86 kt min to max 90 kt	86		90 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.3		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.16 g 1.13 g min to max 1.20 g	1.18		1.15 g
Info	Average VSI 716 fpm 396 fpm min to max 1,007 fpm	396		1,007 fpm
Info	Average altitude 6 ft agl -1 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl	0		22 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -11.0 ° -15.1 ° min to max -7.0 °	-7.0		-15.1 °

Departure Climb 2

95.18 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -1.3 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		-1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 87 kt 77 kt min to max 90 kt	90		77 kt
80.71 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.3 °	0.7		9.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.89 g min to max 1.15 g	1.15		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 1,386 fpm 1,033 fpm min to max 1,867 fpm	1,033		1,167 fpm
Info	Average altitude 88 ft agl 23 ft agl min to max 346 ft agl	23		346 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -16.4 ° -19.2 ° min to max -15.0 °	-15.2		-15.0 °

Enroute Climb

99.87 %

Enroute climb started overhead KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo (California, United States). Climbing from 746 ft asl to 913 ft asl, an increase of 167 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 92 kt 77 kt min to max 103 kt	77		96 kt
99.68 %	Average bank angle 19.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 40.2 °	10.8		13.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.89 g min to max 1.30 g	0.94		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 196 fpm -416 fpm min to max 1,079 fpm	1,079		216 fpm
Info	Average altitude 925 ft asl 746 ft asl min to max 989 ft asl	746		913 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -6.8 ° -15.9 ° min to max -1.6 °	-14.4		-8.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

99.97 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo (California, United States) and lasted 27 minutes, covering 21 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.89 %	Average altitude 1,173 ft asl 622 ft asl min to max 1,488 ft asl	919		622 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 90 kt 73 kt min to max 112 kt	95		73 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.7 °	14.9		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.74 g min to max 1.23 g	1.08		1.03 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -6.0 ° -12.6 ° min to max 1.8 °	-9.6		-0.9 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:55:16
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:18:07
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:19:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:19:07
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:19:08
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:19:09
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:19:37

Arrival Final 1

98.38 %

Approaching runway 12 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 393 ft agl to 258 ft agl. A decrease of 135 ft in 17 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.1 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		2.1 °
100 %	Average speed 71 kt 68 kt min to max 74 kt	73		68 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.3		0.1 °
91.89 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 6.0 °	6.0		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.08 g	1.08		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -558 fpm -651 fpm min to max -258 fpm	-651		-534 fpm
Info	Average altitude 296 ft agl 258 ft agl min to max 393 ft agl	393		258 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.2 ° -3.5 ° min to max -0.2 °	-1.9		-3.5 °

Arrival Landing

91.52 %

Landing on runway 12 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field, runway length 2,441 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kt. Target 79 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
74.43 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
96.71 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.7		0.1 °
64.86 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.93 g min to max 2.73 g	0.98		0.94 g
Info	Average speed 66 kt 64 kt min to max 68 kt	68		64 kt
Info	Average VSI -567 fpm -588 fpm min to max -440 fpm	-535		-440 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl	34		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.8 ° -4.9 ° min to max 1.7 °	-3.5		-0.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

96.73 %

Touchdown distance was good at 129 m. Touchdown speed at 64 kt was good. Touchdown rate was hard at -440 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. .

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
88.28 %	Touchdown VSI was -440 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 129 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 64 kt Target below 87 kt
97.73 %	Runway alignment max 3.67 m 3.32 m left	3.22		3.67 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.03 g	0.94		0.98 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 64 kt 63 kt min to max 64 kt	64		63 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -3.2 ° -4.4 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-4.4 °

Arrival Rollout

99.05 %

Total landing distance 173 m, 7 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 173 m 7 % of runway.
97.89 %	Runway alignment max 3.63 m 3.63 m left to 0.00 m left	3.47		3.44 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.92 g min to max 1.07 g	0.98		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 31 kt 30 kt min to max 32 kt	32		30 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -4.5 ° min to max 1.7 °	-4.5		1.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 43 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 20 kt 10 kt min to max 30 kt	30		10 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -1.2 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.5		-0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.93 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:20:25

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kt 5 kt min to max 10 kt	10		5 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kt max 7 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.8 ° min to max 1.6 °	-0.8		1.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.9 °

Takeoff on runway 25 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport in the DA42

92.19 %

90 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

83.59 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 25 at KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport. Takeoff distance 620 m 82 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 86 kt. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. .

Takeoff Distance

75.27 %

Roll distance of 620 m using 81.82 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 86 kn - Target 78 kn

Alignment

95.28 %

4.34 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

95.18 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25 KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

80.71 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 12 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field in the DA42

Landing Score 96.42 %

Landing Summary

The DA42 aircraft successfully landed at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport, Captain G Allan Hancock Field, with a score of 96.4%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 133.0° at an altitude of 393 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.

The aircraft touched down on runway 12, which has a length of 2,441 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 68 knots, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft slightly earlier than intended.

The touchdown distance was good, measuring 129 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within the acceptable range at 64 knots. However, the touchdown rate was reported as hard, with a descent rate of -440 feet per minute (fpm). This may have been due to the aircraft's high rate of descent during the flare, which could have been caused by a number of factors, including the pilot's technique or the aircraft's configuration.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 3.7 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach or landing. However, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C, were not reported to have had any significant impact on the landing.

The total landing distance was 173 meters, which is only 7% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop quickly and efficiently after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centreline of the runway after touchdown and was able to stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and stopping within a short distance.

98.38 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 12 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 393 ft agl to 258 ft agl. A decrease of 135 ft in 17 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

91.89 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

91.52 %

Landing

Landing on runway 12 at KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field, runway length 2,441 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was a little below target at 68 kt. Target 79 kt

Flare

74.43 %

Good landing flare.

Heading

100 %

Bank