YBBN to YBMK Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from YBBN to YBMK

Friday, 15 March 2024 18:24

Minutes 93

452 nm

Fuel 3,612 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 19L at YBBN

Brisbane Intl

Brisbane, State of Queensland, Australia

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

65,700 kg

Fuel

7,421 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

12 kt

Wind Direction

180.0 °

Headwind

11 kt

Crosswind

5 kt

Arrival

Runway 14 at YBMK

Mackay

Mackay State of Queensland, Australia

13 ft asl

Altitude

62,088 kg

Weight

3,808 kg

Fuel

25 °C

Temperature

16 kt

Wind Speed

144.1 °

Wind Direction

16 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.57%

Departure Score 95.29%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 97.09%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

98.99 %

Touchdown

87.75 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

95.96 %

Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 141 kt.

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

55.59 %

Touchdown rate was hard at -472 ft/m.

Impact

94.86 %

Speed

95.57 %

Touchdown speed at 140 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 377 m.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages YBBN to YBMK

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Departure Taxi

90 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	0		7 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kn max 10 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
0 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.4 °	-0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 18:24:21
Info	Engine 2 Started at 18:24:21
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:24:21
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:24:21
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:24:21
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:24:59
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:25:31
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:25:42
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:26:52
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:27:15
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:28:59
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:30:10
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:33:15
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:34:20
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:36:29
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:37:48
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 18:32:16

Departure Roll

86.44 %

Departure roll runway 19L at YBBN Brisbane Intl. Takeoff distance 3,861 m 110 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 150 kn. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 12 kn at 180 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 11 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 3,861 m 110 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 150 kn Target 154 kn
97.02 %	Runway alignment max 4.22 m 3.86 m left to 0.36 m right	1.12		2.58 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.03 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 11.3 °	0.2		11.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 18:38:14
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 18:38:24

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19L YBBN Brisbane Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 149 kn min to max 150 kn	150		150 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.19 g 1.04 g min to max 1.24 g	1.04		1.23 g
Info	Average VSI 521 ft/m 130 ft/m min to max 993 ft/m	130		993 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl	0		34 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.0 ° 11.6 ° min to max 18.5 °	11.6		18.5 °
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:38:47
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 18:38:48

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19L YBBN Brisbane Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 152 kn 150 kn min to max 156 kn	150		156 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.94 g min to max 1.22 g	1.22		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 1,577 ft/m 1,040 ft/m min to max 2,108 ft/m	1,040		2,108 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 102 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 379 ft agl	37		379 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.7 ° 16.4 ° min to max 18.5 °	18.5		16.4 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 18:38:49

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19L YBBN Brisbane Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 154 kn 153 kn min to max 156 kn	156		155 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.94 g min to max 0.98 g	0.96		0.96 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,130 ft/m 2,039 ft/m min to max 2,240 ft/m	2,111		2,240 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 676 ft agl 414 ft agl min to max 948 ft agl	414		948 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.5 ° 16.2 ° min to max 16.7 °	16.4		16.2 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 18:39:03
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:39:03

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Pinkenba (State of Queensland, Australia). Climbing from 1,010 ft asl to 39,443 ft asl, an increase of 38,433 ft in 23 minutes and covering 122 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 259 kn 154 kn min to max 290 kn	155		244 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 11.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.9 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.91 g min to max 1.18 g	0.95		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 1,943 ft/m 120 ft/m min to max 3,839 ft/m	2,246		120 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17,895 ft asl 1,010 ft asl min to max 39,443 ft asl	1,010		39,443 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.8 ° 3.4 ° min to max 16.1 °	16.1		4.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:40:24
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:40:29

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 10 miles south west of Howard (State of Queensland, Australia) and lasted 30 minutes, covering 216 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 39,515 ft asl 39,446 ft asl min to max 39,592 ft asl	39,448		39,470 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 245 kn 245 kn min to max 247 kn	245		247 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.7 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 2.5 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		2.5 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 6 miles north east of YWIS Williamson Williamson (State of Queensland, Australia). Descent from 39,303 ft asl to 2,093 ft asl, a decrease of 37,210 ft in 20 minutes and covering 103 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 229 kn 144 kn min to max 289 kn	247		144 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.4 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.81 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -1,635 ft/m -3,944 ft/m min to max -232 ft/m	-995		-736 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13,596 ft asl 2,093 ft asl min to max 39,303 ft asl	39,303		2,093 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -2.2 ° min to max 6.9 °	2.5		0.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:46:38
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:49:43
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:49:50
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 19:50:55
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:51:14
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:51:18
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 19:51:22
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:51:35
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 19:50:54

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 6 miles north east of YWIS Williamson Williamson (State of Queensland, Australia).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 144 kn 142 kn min to max 145 kn	144		142 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -735 ft/m -795 ft/m min to max -691 ft/m	-753		-691 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,742 ft asl 1,409 ft asl min to max 2,080 ft asl	2,080		1,409 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.6		1.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,384 ft agl to 1,070 ft agl. A decrease of 314 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.3		3.3 °
100 %	Average speed 143 kn 141 kn min to max 144 kn	142		143 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -698 ft/m -716 ft/m min to max -679 ft/m	-694		-693 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,232 ft agl 1,070 ft agl min to max 1,384 ft agl	1,384		1,070 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 1.6 ° min to max 1.8 °	1.7		1.7 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,059 ft agl to 742 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.3		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 141 kn 139 kn min to max 143 kn	143		141 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -727 ft/m -774 ft/m min to max -695 ft/m	-695		-774 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 902 ft agl 742 ft agl min to max 1,059 ft agl	1,059		742 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.7		1.4 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 717 ft agl to 366 ft agl. A decrease of 351 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.5 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 139 kn min to max 141 kn	141		139 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.3		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -775 ft/m -920 ft/m min to max -705 ft/m	-755		-920 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 548 ft agl 366 ft agl min to max 717 ft agl	717		366 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.8 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.6		1.2 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 336 ft agl to 72 ft agl. A decrease of 264 ft in 21 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.9 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		3.9 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 139 kn min to max 141 kn	140		141 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.5		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -694 ft/m -969 ft/m min to max -491 ft/m	-900		-671 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 128 ft agl 72 ft agl min to max 336 ft agl	336		72 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° 1.4 ° min to max 3.4 °	1.4		1.9 °

Arrival Landing

98.99 %

Landing on runway 14 at YBMK Mackay, runway length 1,985 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 141 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 141 kn. Target 135 kn
95.96 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.3		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 1.00 g min to max 1.10 g	1.00		1.09 g
Info	Average speed 140 kn 140 kn min to max 141 kn	141		140 kn
Info	Average VSI -639 ft/m -678 ft/m min to max -472 ft/m	-671		-472 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 26 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 57 ft agl	57		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.6 °	1.9		3.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

87.75 %

Touchdown distance was good at 377 m. Touchdown speed at 140 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -472 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 28 °C. Wind 16 kn at 144 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 16 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
55.59 %	Touchdown VSI was -472 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 377 m Target 457 m
95.57 %	Speed at touchdown 140 kn Target 132 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.67 m 0.33 m left	0.66		-0.01 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.5 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.5 °
94.86 %	Average g force 1.25 g 1.09 g min to max 1.34 g	1.09		1.18 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 140 kn 140 kn min to max 140 kn	140		140 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.6		3.2 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 1,049 m, 53 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,049 m 53 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 4.93 m 1.97 m left to 2.97 m right	-0.10		-2.97 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.12 g	1.12		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 119 kn 66 kn min to max 128 kn	128		66 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.3		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.0 °
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 19:55:20

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 33 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 25 kn 14 kn min to max 60 kn	60		14 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -1.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.4		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

90 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 13 kn	13		1 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
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		-0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 19:56:08
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:57:00
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:57:03
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:57:04
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:57:06
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:57:12
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:57:48
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 19:58:07
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 19:58:08
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 19:56:06
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 19:58:10
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 19:58:11

Takeoff on runway 19L at YBBN Brisbane Intl in the Airbus A320

95.29 %

90 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

86.44 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

84.22 %

Roll distance of 3,861 m using 109.76 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 150 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

97.02 %

3.86 m left to 0.36 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

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19L YBBN Brisbane Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19L YBBN Brisbane Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19L YBBN Brisbane Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 14 at YBMK Mackay in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 96.69 %

Landing Summary

Overall, this aircraft landing was successful with strong performance in the Approach and Landing phases. The pilot demonstrated excellent glideslope and heading alignment during the Approach Phase, as well as good threshold height and perfect landing flare during the Landing Phase. The Touchdown Phase had a few areas for improvement, particularly in managing touchdown rate and speed.

To improve future landings, I recommend focusing on reducing touchdown rate and maintaining target speed during the Touchdown Phase. This will help ensure a smoother and safer landing. Additionally, continue to maintain excellent glideslope and heading alignment throughout the Approach Phase to set up for a successful landing. Keep up the good work on runway alignment and distance control during the Rollout Phase. With some minor adjustments, future landings can be even more precise and efficient. Great job overall!

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,384 ft agl to 1,070 ft agl. A decrease of 314 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,059 ft agl to 742 ft agl. A decrease of 316 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 717 ft agl to 366 ft agl. A decrease of 351 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 14 at YBMK Mackay from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 336 ft agl to 72 ft agl. A decrease of 264 ft in 21 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

98.99 %

Landing

Landing on runway 14 at YBMK Mackay, runway length 1,985 m. Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 141 kn.

Height

95.96 %

Threshold height at 57 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 141 kt. Target 135 kt

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °