KPSP to KMSP Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from KPSP to KMSP

Friday, 22 December 2023 19:24

Minutes 181

1,265 nm

Fuel 8,252 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 31L at KPSP

Palm Springs Intl

Palm Springs, California, United States

Altitude

427 ft asl

Weight

72,222 kg

Fuel

11,501 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 12R at KMSP

Minneapolis-St Paul Intl

Minneapolis Minnesota, United States

820 ft asl

Altitude

63,971 kg

Weight

3,249 kg

Fuel

4 °C

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

109.7 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 87.44%

Departure Score 94.67%

Enroute Score 86.29%

Arrival Score 77.63%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

72.72 %

Touchdown

76.41 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

94.36 %

Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 139 kt.

Flare

18.4 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

90.86 %

Touchdown rate was smooth at -138 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 135 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

59.63 %

Touchdown point was 408 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

0 %

Runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 40.8 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KPSP to KMSP

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Departure Taxi

86 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 23 kn	0		13 kn
65 %	Average speed turning corners 13 kn max 20 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.2		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Battery Master On at 19:24:15
Info	Engine 2 Started at 19:24:15
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:24:15
Info	Engine 1 Started at 19:24:32
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:24:54
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:25:08
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:25:10
Info	Parking Brake Off at 19:26:40
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 19:29:11
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 19:29:16
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:29:21
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 19:29:25
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 19:27:17

Departure Roll

87.37 %

Departure roll runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs Intl. Takeoff distance 2,546 m 151 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 158 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 0 kn at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 2,546 m 151 % of runway
99.41 %	Liftoff speed was 158 kn Target 154 kn
89.66 %	Runway alignment max 4.59 m 4.52 m left to 0.07 m right	4.52		-0.07 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.87 g min to max 1.15 g	1.01		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -0.4 ° min to max 10.4 °	-0.3		10.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.8 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 19:30:12

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 31L KPSP Palm Springs 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 159 kn 158 kn min to max 160 kn	158		160 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.8 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.18 g 1.07 g min to max 1.20 g	1.07		1.19 g
Info	Average VSI 702 ft/m 321 ft/m min to max 1,147 ft/m	321		1,147 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl	0		42 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.5 ° 10.5 ° min to max 15.7 °	10.5		15.7 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 19:30:34
Info	Landing Gear Up at 19:30:34

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 31L KPSP Palm Springs Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 159 kn 154 kn min to max 160 kn	160		154 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.14 g 0.94 g min to max 1.19 g	1.19		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 1,773 ft/m 1,172 ft/m min to max 2,917 ft/m	1,172		2,898 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 110 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 385 ft agl	48		385 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.2 ° 15.8 ° min to max 19.3 °	15.8		18.7 °

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 31L KPSP Palm Springs Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 149 kn min to max 153 kn	153		151 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.3		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.87 g min to max 0.96 g	0.95		0.95 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,210 ft/m 1,699 ft/m min to max 2,870 ft/m	2,870		1,699 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 733 ft agl 429 ft agl min to max 994 ft agl	429		994 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.4 ° 14.9 ° min to max 18.8 °	18.8		14.9 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north east of Palm Springs (Riverside County, California, United States). Climbing from 1,475 ft asl to 30,760 ft asl, an increase of 29,285 ft in 42 minutes and covering 284 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 269 kn 152 kn min to max 316 kn	152		277 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.1 °	0.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.10 g	0.95		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 885 ft/m -2 ft/m min to max 2,682 ft/m	1,686		-2 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14,545 ft asl 1,475 ft asl min to max 30,761 ft asl	1,475		30,760 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° 2.4 ° min to max 14.8 °	14.8		2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:32:22
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:32:28
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 19:34:52

Enroute Level

98.87 %

Enroute level cruise started 5 miles south west of Bitter Springs (Coconino County, Arizona, United States) and lasted 737 minutes, covering 874 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.23 %	Average altitude 30,401 ft asl 30,354 ft asl min to max 30,830 ft asl	30,760		30,354 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 279 kn 279 kn min to max 281 kn	279		279 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 2.5 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.8		2.5 °

Enroute Descent

60 %

Enroute descent started 7 miles north east of KTKC Tracy Mun Tracy (Minnesota, United States). Descent from 30,346 ft asl to 2,764 ft asl, a decrease of 27,582 ft in 18 minutes and covering 98 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 243 kn 138 kn min to max 284 kn	275		138 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.91 g min to max 1.19 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,278 ft/m -2,510 ft/m min to max 878 ft/m	-48		-765 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12,543 ft asl 2,764 ft asl min to max 30,346 ft asl	30,346		2,764 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° -1.8 ° min to max 6.4 °	2.6		1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 08:40:12
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 08:46:08
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 08:46:37
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 08:46:44
Info	Landing Gear Down at 08:46:52
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 08:47:01
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 08:47:10
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 08:47:13
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 08:41:52

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 7 miles north east of KTKC Tracy Mun Tracy (Minnesota, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 139 kn 138 kn min to max 139 kn	138		139 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.0		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -764 ft/m -1,111 ft/m min to max -503 ft/m	-763		-503 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,953 ft asl 1,129 ft asl min to max 2,752 ft asl	2,752		1,129 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.1 °	1.8		2.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

84 %

Approaching runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 307 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 236 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.6 ° 2.9 ° min to max 4.0 ° Target 3.0 °	2.9		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 139 kn min to max 140 kn	140		139 kn
20 %	Heading variation -1.9 ° -2.4 ° min to max -1.7 °	-2.4		-1.7 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	1.1		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -656 ft/m -724 ft/m min to max -486 ft/m	-486		-623 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 129 ft agl 71 ft agl min to max 307 ft agl	307		71 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° 1.8 ° min to max 3.1 °	2.6		3.1 °

Arrival Landing

72.72 %

Landing on runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl, runway length 3,043 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 139 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 139 kn. Target 135 kn
94.36 %	Target 50 ft agl
18.4 %	Landing and flare profile
45.36 %	Heading variation -1.4 ° -1.7 ° min to max -1.1 °	-1.7		-1.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.7		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.98 g min to max 1.05 g	1.02		0.98 g
Info	Average speed 139 kn 135 kn min to max 140 kn	139		135 kn
Info	Average VSI -327 ft/m -620 ft/m min to max -114 ft/m	-620		-137 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 58 ft agl	58		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.1		3.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

76.41 %

Touchdown point was 408 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 135 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was smooth at -137 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 40.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 6 °C. Wind 5 kn at 109 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
90.86 %	Touchdown VSI was -137 ft/m.
59.63 %	Touchdown distance was 826 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 135 kn Target 132 kn
0 %	Runway alignment max 40.79 m 39.49 m right	-40.79		-38.22 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.98 g min to max 1.13 g	0.98		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 134 kn 134 kn min to max 135 kn	135		134 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 3.6 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.8		3.7 °

Arrival Rollout

55 %

Total landing distance 1,657 m, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 37.9 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,657 m 54 % of runway.
0 %	Runway alignment max 47.48 m 9.60 m left to 37.88 m right	-37.88		9.60 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 119 kn 68 kn min to max 128 kn	128		68 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° -0.6 ° min to max 4.1 °	3.8		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.7		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 37 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 31 kn 20 kn min to max 60 kn	60		20 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.6		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 08:51:21
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 08:51:24

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kn 0 kn min to max 20 kn	20		5 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 14 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 -0.3 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 08:51:26
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 08:51:27
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 08:51:34
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 08:51:53
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 08:51:55
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 08:51:55
Info	Parking Brake On at 08:55:22
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 08:55:24
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 08:55:24
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 08:53:03
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 08:53:29
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 08:55:31
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 08:55:32

Takeoff on runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs Intl in the Airbus A320

94.67 %

86 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

65 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

87.37 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

46.65 %

Roll distance of 2,546 m using 151.26 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

99.41 %

Liftoff speed was 158 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

89.66 %

4.52 m left to 0.07 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 31L KPSP Palm Springs Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 31L KPSP Palm Springs 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 31L KPSP Palm Springs Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 72.03 %

84 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 307 ft agl to 71 ft agl. A decrease of 236 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

20 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

20 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

72.72 %

Landing

Landing on runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl, runway length 3,043 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 139 kn.

Height

94.36 %

Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 139 kt. Target 135 kt

Flare

18.4 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

45.36 %

Bank °