TNCM to TNCM Flight Report - DHC-2 Beaver

Flight from TNCM to TNCM

Sunday, 02 February 2025 17:39

Minutes 11

4 nm

Fuel 14 kg

DHC-2 Beaver

Departure

Runway 10 at TNCM

Princess Juliana International Airport

Saint Martin, Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

1,794 kg

Fuel

121 kg

Temperature

20 °C

Wind Speed

6 kt

Wind Direction

179.9 °

Headwind

-1 kt

Crosswind

5 kt

Arrival

Runway 10 at TNCM

Princess Juliana International Airport

Saint Martin Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin

10 ft asl

Altitude

1,780 kg

Weight

107 kg

Fuel

27 °C

Temperature

14 kt

Wind Speed

60.0 °

Wind Direction

13 kt

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.46%

Departure Score 91.72%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 88.65%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport. The aircraft, a DHC-2 Beaver, accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 549 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 94 knots, marking the start of the aircraft's ascent into the sky.

As the aircraft climbed, it reached a level cruise altitude, where it remained for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. This brief period of steady flight allowed the aircraft to stabilize and prepare for its descent back to the airport. The local weather conditions during this time were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 179 degrees.

The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with the aircraft heading towards the airport at a bearing of 85.0 degrees. At an altitude of 237 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway, the aircraft began its descent. The landing was executed on runway 10, which had a length of 2,295 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 63 knots.

The touchdown distance was good, covering a distance of 449 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway's length. The touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits at 58 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -144 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating a well-executed landing. The local weather conditions during the landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 60 degrees.

Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 1 minute. The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 11 minutes. The aircraft used 14 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, Average speed was 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 0 kn 0 kn min to max 0 kn	0		0 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

80.92 %

Departure roll runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport. Takeoff distance 549 m 24 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 94 kn. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 15 kn at 179 °. Crosswind: 15 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 549 m 24 % of runway
31.25 %	Liftoff speed was 94 kn Target 68 kn
98.36 %	Runway alignment max 6.17 m 3.50 m left to 2.67 m right	-1.59		-2.67 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		1.20 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.0		3.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.7 °	0.0		2.2 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:40:12
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:40:12
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 17:40:19
Info	Landing Gear Up at 17:40:19
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 17:40:50
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:40:50
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 17:40:51
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:40:57
0 %	Landing Lights at 17:40:05

Departure Climb 1

94.25 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 93 kn 89 kn min to max 94 kn	94		89 kn
77 %	Average bank angle 6.2 ° 2.4 ° min to max 10.7 °	2.4		10.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.03 g min to max 1.20 g	1.20		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 587 fpm 230 fpm min to max 875 fpm	230		875 fpm
Info	Average altitude 26 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl	4		53 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 6.7 °	3.2		6.7 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -2.2 ° -6.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-2.8 °
100 %	Average speed 90 kn 81 kn min to max 99 kn	89		86 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.8 ° 1.0 ° min to max 16.8 °	10.9		16.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.87 g min to max 1.19 g	1.02		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI 740 fpm -243 fpm min to max 1,635 fpm	881		1,551 fpm
Info	Average altitude 110 ft agl 54 ft agl min to max 315 ft agl	54		315 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° -1.1 ° min to max 10.2 °	6.7		8.1 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 17:41:21

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport Saint Martin (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin) and lasted 8 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 426 ft asl 171 ft asl min to max 721 ft asl	355		252 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 87 kn 64 kn min to max 102 kn	87		65 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 33.5 °	14.4		6.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.53 g min to max 1.47 g	0.86		0.97 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -10.8 ° min to max 12.0 °	6.4		-1.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 17:39:43
Info	Engine 1 Started at 17:39:43
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:39:43
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:39:43
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:39:43
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:39:43
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:39:43
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:39:43
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:39:43
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:45:43
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:48:16
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:48:37
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 17:48:38
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 17:48:39
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:49:08

Arrival Final 2

97.32 %

Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 237 ft agl to 218 ft agl. A decrease of 18 ft in 3 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.1 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.1 ° Target 3.0 °	2.1		2.0 °
100 %	Average speed 69 kn 66 kn min to max 75 kn	66		75 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.8 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-0.8 °
86.59 %	Average bank angle 4.8 ° 2.1 ° min to max 8.0 °	8.0		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g	0.96		1.15 g
Info	Average VSI -332 fpm -379 fpm min to max -272 fpm	-272		-334 fpm
Info	Average altitude 227 ft agl 218 ft agl min to max 237 ft agl	237		218 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -2.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	-2.0		0.2 °

Arrival Final 1

91.94 %

Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 219 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 148 ft in 53 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
71.08 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 2.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° Target 3.0 °	2.1		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 68 kn 60 kn min to max 75 kn	75		63 kn
92.8 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.6		-0.0 °
95.8 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.2 °	1.8		4.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.83 g min to max 1.19 g	1.19		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI -230 fpm -769 fpm min to max 642 fpm	-100		-166 fpm
Info	Average altitude 126 ft agl 71 ft agl min to max 286 ft agl	219		71 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -5.2 ° min to max 7.3 °	3.1		-0.3 °

Arrival Landing

70.47 %

Landing on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, runway length 2,295 m. Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kn. Target 70 kn
84.33 %	Target 50 ft agl
1.19 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
91.19 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.8 °	4.6		1.2 °
99.43 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.52 g	0.92		0.94 g
Info	Average speed 63 kn 53 kn min to max 67 kn	63		58 kn
Info	Average VSI -214 fpm -623 fpm min to max 27 fpm	-170		-144 fpm
Info	Average altitude 25 ft agl 3 ft agl min to max 62 ft agl	62		3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -2.8 ° min to max 6.9 °	-0.5		2.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

96.62 %

Touchdown distance was good at 449 m. Touchdown speed at 58 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -144 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 14 kn at 60 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 13 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.47 %	Touchdown VSI was -144 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 449 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 58 kn Target below 66 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.81 m 0.20 m left	-0.12		0.69 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.2		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 0.94 g min to max 1.23 g	0.94		1.12 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 58 kn 57 kn min to max 58 kn	58		57 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 2.2 ° min to max 4.4 °	2.2		4.4 °

Arrival Rollout

85.52 %

Total landing distance 645 m, 28 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 645 m 28 % of runway.
67.82 %	Runway alignment max 11.88 m 11.88 m left to 0.00 m left	0.80		11.88 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.84 g min to max 1.20 g	1.11		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 45 kn 32 kn min to max 48 kn	48		32 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.2 °	5.0		0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.1 °	1.9		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 28 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 18 kn 13 kn min to max 28 kn	28		13 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.2		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.3		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:51:03
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:51:05
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:51:05
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:51:05

Arrival Taxi

90.05 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 3 kn min to max 12 kn	12		5 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kn max 9 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 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.6		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 17:52:13
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 17:52:14
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:52:15
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 17:52:20
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 17:52:21
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 17:52:22
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 17:52:22
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 17:52:30
0 %	Landing Lights at 17:51:19
0 %	Taxi Lights at 17:51:29

Takeoff on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport in the DHC-2 Beaver

91.72 %

80.92 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 549 m using 23.92 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

31.25 %

Liftoff speed was 94 kn - Target 68 kn

Alignment

98.36 %

3.50 m left to 2.67 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

94.25 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 10 TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

77 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 10 TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport in the DHC-2 Beaver

Landing Score 86.14 %

Landing Summary

The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft successfully landed at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, achieving an impressive score of 86.1%. The final approach to runway 10 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 85.0° at 1 nautical mile and 237 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing safely on the runway.

The landing performance was satisfactory, with the threshold height being above the target at 62 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 63 knots, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal landing speed. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 449 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 58 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -144 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. These conditions contributed to a stable and controlled approach.

The total landing distance of 645 meters was 28% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline, which may be a minor concern for future landings. Overall, the landing was considered safe and successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.

97.32 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 237 ft agl to 218 ft agl. A decrease of 18 ft in 3 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

86.59 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

91.94 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 219 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 148 ft in 53 seconds.

Glideslope

71.08 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

92.8 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

71.08 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

92.8 %

Bank

95.8 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

70.47 %

Landing

Landing on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, runway length 2,295 m. Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kn.

Height

84.33 %

Threshold height at 62 ft agl was above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly below target at 63 kt. Target 70 kt

Flare

1.19 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank