TNCM to TFFG Flight Report - Cessna 414A

Flight from TNCM to TFFG

Thursday, 07 March 2024 06:00

Minutes 10

15 nm

Fuel -177 kg

Cessna 414A

Departure

Runway 10 at TNCM

Princess Juliana Intl

St Maarten I, Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin

Altitude

10 ft asl

Weight

2,769 kg

Fuel

371 kg

Temperature

26 °C

Wind Speed

12 kt

Wind Direction

110.0 °

Headwind

11 kt

Crosswind

5 kt

Arrival

Runway 12 at TFFG

Grand Case

St Martin I Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin

10 ft asl

Altitude

2,946 kg

Weight

548 kg

Fuel

26 °C

Temperature

13 kt

Wind Speed

93.6 °

Wind Direction

12 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 86.57%

Departure Score 70.58%

Enroute Score 99.10%

Arrival Score 88.02%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

63.33 %

Touchdown

90.41 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

35.6 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly below target at 94 kt.

Flare

24.75 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

79.08 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -249 ft/m.

Impact

93.14 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 85 kt was good.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 306 m.

Centreline

75.73 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.7 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages TNCM to TFFG

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Departure Taxi

10 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 30 kn 0 kn min to max 56 kn	0		56 kn
0 %	Average speed turning corners 17 kn max 26 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
0 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.2		3.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 06:00:02
Info	Engine 2 Started at 06:00:02
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 06:00:02
Info	Landing Gear Down at 06:00:02
Info	Parking Brake On at 06:00:02
Info	Engine 1 Started at 06:00:22
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 06:00:25
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 06:04:53
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 06:04:53
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 06:04:53
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 06:04:54
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 06:04:55
Info	Parking Brake Off at 06:05:37
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 06:07:05

Departure Roll

82.97 %

Departure roll runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl. Takeoff distance 6,204 m 270 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 93 kn. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 12 kn at 110 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Headwind: 11 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 6,204 m 270 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 93 kn Target 100 kn
64.87 %	Runway alignment max 12.69 m 0.00 m left to 12.69 m right	-8.42		-8.06 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.97 g min to max 1.06 g	0.98		1.06 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.2 ° min to max 7.3 °	3.3		7.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 06:07:09
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 06:07:11

Departure Climb 1

99.31 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 94 kn 93 kn min to max 95 kn	93		94 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.0		1.4 °
93.14 %	Average g force 1.20 g 0.96 g min to max 1.37 g	1.10		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 870 ft/m 470 ft/m min to max 1,127 ft/m	470		1,127 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl	0		45 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.2 ° 8.1 ° min to max 14.9 °	8.1		13.8 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 06:07:19
Info	Landing Gear Up at 06:07:21

Departure Climb 2

90.01 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.5 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -2.4 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		-2.4 °
100 %	Average speed 95 kn 94 kn min to max 101 kn	94		101 kn
65.55 %	Average bank angle 3.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.1 °	1.4		15.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.80 g min to max 1.18 g	0.96		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 1,055 ft/m 867 ft/m min to max 1,349 ft/m	1,134		1,187 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 91 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 276 ft agl	46		276 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.5 ° 10.7 ° min to max 15.0 °	13.6		11.0 °

Enroute Climb

96.91 %

Enroute climb started overhead TNCM Princess Juliana Intl St Maarten I (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Climbing from 310 ft asl to 1,668 ft asl, an increase of 1,358 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 112 kn 101 kn min to max 121 kn	101		115 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.7 °	17.7		7.0 °
69.14 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.21 g min to max 1.34 g	0.93		1.17 g
Info	Average VSI 1,004 ft/m 14 ft/m min to max 2,948 ft/m	1,080		1,394 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,067 ft asl 310 ft asl min to max 1,668 ft asl	310		1,668 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.6 ° 2.8 ° min to max 18.9 °	10.0		11.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level

99.89 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Marigot (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin) and lasted less than 1 minute. , covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,753 ft asl 1,693 ft asl min to max 1,827 ft asl	1,693		1,821 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 123 kn 113 kn min to max 131 kn	114		130 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 15.1 °	3.4		15.1 °
98.86 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.73 g min to max 1.26 g	0.73		0.91 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 9.1 °	8.6		1.0 °

Enroute Climb 2

99.83 %

Enroute climb started 2 miles north west of Marigot (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Climbing from 1,813 ft asl to 2,102 ft asl, an increase of 289 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 131 kn 122 kn min to max 141 kn	132		128 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 17.1 ° 0.9 ° min to max 27.6 °	19.6		19.0 °
98.29 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.81 g min to max 1.28 g	0.95		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 540 ft/m -971 ft/m min to max 1,844 ft/m	-389		-683 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,940 ft asl 1,746 ft asl min to max 2,131 ft asl	1,813		2,102 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° -1.5 ° min to max 12.6 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Descent

99.77 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles west of Grand-Case (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin). Descent from 2,069 ft asl to 1,810 ft asl, a decrease of 259 ft in 1 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 122 kn min to max 141 kn	132		122 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 23.7 ° 1.5 ° min to max 38.7 °	18.4		12.0 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.80 g min to max 1.29 g	1.02		0.80 g
Info	Average VSI -458 ft/m -1,195 ft/m min to max 174 ft/m	-1,013		-1,195 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,944 ft asl 1,810 ft asl min to max 2,069 ft asl	2,069		1,810 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -5.3 ° min to max 3.3 °	-1.2		-5.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 06:10:02
Info	Landing Gear Down at 06:10:22
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 06:10:22
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 06:10:35

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 3 miles west of Grand-Case (Arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Martin).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 119 kn 112 kn min to max 122 kn	121		112 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.0 ° 0.5 ° min to max 8.7 °	7.3		4.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.17 g	1.17		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -1,540 ft/m -2,472 ft/m min to max -299 ft/m	-1,418		-299 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 921 ft asl 294 ft asl min to max 1,784 ft asl	1,784		294 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.4 ° -9.3 ° min to max 2.6 °	-3.1		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

97.27 %

Approaching runway 12 at TFFG Grand Case from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 282 ft agl to 21 ft agl. A decrease of 261 ft in 33 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
88.58 %	Approach angle 2.4 ° 1.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	2.6		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 96 kn 93 kn min to max 110 kn	110		94 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.2		0.0 °
97.78 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.4 °	1.7		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.09 g	0.96		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -670 ft/m -859 ft/m min to max -56 ft/m	-208		-754 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 97 ft agl 21 ft agl min to max 282 ft agl	282		21 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.0 °	1.8		3.0 °

Arrival Landing

63.33 %

Landing on runway 12 at TFFG Grand Case, runway length 983 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 94 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 94 kn. Target 100 kn
35.6 %	Target 50 ft agl
24.75 %	Landing and flare profile
87.2 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.8 °
95.21 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 °	1.8		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.85 g min to max 1.21 g	1.11		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 91 kn 85 kn min to max 95 kn	94		85 kn
Info	Average VSI -199 ft/m -745 ft/m min to max 98 ft/m	-745		-249 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 16 ft agl	16		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 3.0 ° min to max 7.0 °	3.3		4.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

90.41 %

Touchdown distance was good at 306 m. Touchdown speed at 85 kn was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -249 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 27 °C. Wind 13 kn at 93 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 12 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
79.08 %	Touchdown VSI was -249 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 306 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 85 kn Target 87 kn
75.73 %	Runway alignment max 9.70 m 9.67 m left	9.64		9.70 m
92.5 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.6		0.1 °
93.14 %	Average g force 1.21 g 0.99 g min to max 1.37 g	0.99		1.12 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 85 kn 84 kn min to max 85 kn	85		84 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 4.0 ° min to max 5.0 °	4.7		4.0 °

Arrival Rollout

89.08 %

Total landing distance 530 m, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.7 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 530 m 54 % of runway.
75.72 %	Runway alignment max 9.71 m 9.71 m left to 0.00 m left	9.69		5.63 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.09 g	1.09		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 69 kn 41 kn min to max 74 kn	74		41 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.3 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		1.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 14 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kn 1 kn min to max 35 kn	35		5 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 2.1 ° min to max 3.8 °	2.1		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 06:13:23

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 0 kn min to max 15 kn	5		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 8 kn max 14 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.4		3.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 06:15:05
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 06:15:49
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 06:15:49
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 06:15:49
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 06:15:49
Info	Pitot Heat Switched Off at 06:15:50
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 06:15:59
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 06:15:59
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 06:16:05

Takeoff on runway 10 at TNCM Princess Juliana Intl in the Cessna 414A

70.58 %

10 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

0 %

Turn Speed

0 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

82.97 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 6,204 m using 270.35 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 93 kn - Target 100 kn

Alignment

64.87 %

0.00 m left to 12.69 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

99.31 %

Climb 1

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

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

93.14 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

90.01 %

Climb 2

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

Alignment

94.5 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

65.55 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 12 at TFFG Grand Case in the Cessna 414A

Landing Score 85.02 %

Landing Summary

Overall, it seems like there were some areas of improvement during the aircraft landing phases. The Approach Phase did well with heading alignment and slightly below target speed, but there was a poor descent path below glideslope limit. The Landing Phase had some issues with threshold height, landing flare, and landing heading, as well as instability during landing. The Touchdown Phase had a fair touchdown rate and on-target speed, but poor runway alignment. The Rollout Phase continued to struggle with runway alignment.

To improve the next landing, it is recommended to focus on maintaining a proper descent path during the Approach Phase, working on threshold height and landing flare during the Landing Phase, and ensuring better runway alignment during the Touchdown and Rollout Phases. Consistent practice and attention to detail in these areas will lead to smoother and more successful aircraft landings in the future. Remember, every landing is an opportunity to learn and improve. Keep up the good work!

97.27 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 12 at TFFG Grand Case from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 282 ft agl to 21 ft agl. A decrease of 261 ft in 33 seconds.

Glideslope

88.58 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

88.58 %

IAS kt