FACT to FALE Flight Report - Boeing 737-800

Flight from FACT to FALE

Monday, 09 January 2023 17:14

Minutes 115

697 nm

Fuel 4,882 kg

Boeing 737-800

Departure

Runway 19 at FACT

Cape Town Intl

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Altitude

144 ft asl

Weight

72,439 kg

Fuel

8,383 kg

Temperature

20 °C

Wind Speed

7 kt

Wind Direction

160.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 06 at FALE

King Shaka Intl

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

292 ft asl

Altitude

67,557 kg

Weight

3,500 kg

Fuel

21 °C

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

20.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 88.54%

Departure Score 90.72%

Enroute Score 83.33%

Arrival Score 90.53%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

91.89 %

Touchdown

92.79 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

85.55 %

Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 150 kt.

Flare

82 %

Very good landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

71.14 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -251 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 147 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown point was 116 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages FACT to FALE

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Departure Taxi

90 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 11 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kn 0 kn min to max 17 kn	0		14 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 16 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	0.99		1.00 g
0 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -2.0 ° min to max -0.4 °	-1.0		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 17:14:06
Info	Engine 2 Started at 17:14:06
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:14:06
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:14:06
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:14:35
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:14:50
Info	Engine 1 Started at 17:15:06
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 17:16:21
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:17:18
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:18:20
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:18:42
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:18:47
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 17:18:56
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:23:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:23:47
Info	Navigation Light OFF should be ON at 17:20:33

Departure Roll

69.12 %

Departure roll runway 19 at FACT Cape Town Intl. Takeoff distance 2,290 m 72 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 191 kn. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 7 kn at 160 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 2,290 m 72 % of runway
50.96 %	Liftoff speed was 191 kn Target 160 kn
44.65 %	Runway alignment max 8.71 m 0.00 m left to 8.71 m right	-7.80		-5.95 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.14 g	0.99		1.14 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -1.4 ° min to max 6.5 °	-0.8		6.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 17:24:59

Departure Climb 1

99.49 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19 FACT Cape Town Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 195 kn 191 kn min to max 198 kn	191		197 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °
94.86 %	Average g force 1.29 g 1.17 g min to max 1.34 g	1.17		1.28 g
Info	Average VSI 694 ft/m 243 ft/m min to max 1,174 ft/m	243		1,174 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl	0		39 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 6.7 ° min to max 11.1 °	6.7		11.1 °

Departure Climb 2

99.55 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19 FACT Cape Town Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 198 kn 197 kn min to max 201 kn	197		201 kn
98.89 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.4		0.9 °
98.29 %	Average g force 1.19 g 0.94 g min to max 1.28 g	1.28		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 1,860 ft/m 1,225 ft/m min to max 2,828 ft/m	1,225		2,773 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 120 ft agl 55 ft agl min to max 385 ft agl	55		385 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.9 ° 11.2 ° min to max 12.2 °	11.2		11.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 17:25:28
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 17:25:29

Departure Climb 3

95.44 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19 FACT Cape Town Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 205 kn 202 kn min to max 207 kn	202		205 kn
77.22 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.3		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.89 g min to max 1.10 g	0.99		0.89 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,941 ft/m 2,766 ft/m min to max 3,286 ft/m	2,766		3,286 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 705 ft agl 463 ft agl min to max 961 ft agl	463		961 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.9 ° 11.3 ° min to max 13.2 °	11.3		12.4 °

Enroute Climb

50 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south of FACT Cape Town Intl Cape Town (Western Cape, South Africa). Climbing from 1,171 ft asl to 35,630 ft asl, an increase of 34,460 ft in 21 minutes and covering 133 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Climb speed 279 kn 206 kn min to max 295 kn Target 165 kn	206		258 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.5 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.78 g min to max 1.23 g	0.87		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,674 ft/m 426 ft/m min to max 3,428 ft/m	3,198		650 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18,049 ft asl 1,171 ft asl min to max 35,630 ft asl	1,171		35,630 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 3.7 ° min to max 11.5 °	11.5		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 17:26:26
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:26:30
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:26:38
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 17:30:19

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Turksvykloof (Western Cape, South Africa) and lasted 50 minutes, covering 406 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 36,020 ft asl 35,685 ft asl min to max 36,086 ft asl	35,735		36,085 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 445 kn 428 kn min to max 452 kn	444		428 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.7 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.11 g	0.96		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 3.1 ° min to max 4.3 °	4.1		4.1 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile west of Sapompolo (OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa). Descent from 35,980 ft asl to 2,107 ft asl, a decrease of 33,872 ft in 27 minutes and covering 148 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 316 kn 156 kn min to max 431 kn	430		158 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 19.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.88 g min to max 1.10 g	0.95		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -1,252 ft/m -2,052 ft/m min to max 90 ft/m	-1,307		-891 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17,104 ft asl 2,107 ft asl min to max 35,980 ft asl	35,980		2,107 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° -1.0 ° min to max 4.0 °	1.7		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:56:01
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:01:46
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:01:59
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:02:09
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:02:40
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:03:06
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:03:07
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 19:03:34
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 19:03:36
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 19:03:48

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 1 mile west of Sapompolo (OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 151 kn 150 kn min to max 152 kn	151		151 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.05 g	1.03		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -816 ft/m -920 ft/m min to max -713 ft/m	-837		-812 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,834 ft asl 1,564 ft asl min to max 2,094 ft asl	2,094		1,564 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.5		2.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 4

97.75 %

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,258 ft agl to 957 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 149 kn 147 kn min to max 151 kn	150		147 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
88.75 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.2		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.13 g	1.00		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -779 ft/m -1,065 ft/m min to max -529 ft/m	-816		-602 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,107 ft agl 957 ft agl min to max 1,258 ft agl	1,258		957 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° 1.7 ° min to max 4.2 °	2.5		3.4 °

Arrival Final 3

98.7 %

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 947 ft agl to 646 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 149 kn 146 kn min to max 153 kn	146		152 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
93.5 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.3		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.91 g min to max 1.09 g	0.96		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -779 ft/m -961 ft/m min to max -594 ft/m	-597		-835 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 799 ft agl 646 ft agl min to max 947 ft agl	947		646 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.9		2.0 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 632 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 151 kn 149 kn min to max 153 kn	152		151 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.9		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	1.03		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -792 ft/m -858 ft/m min to max -690 ft/m	-811		-858 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 484 ft agl 330 ft agl min to max 632 ft agl	632		330 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° 1.6 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.2		2.3 °

Arrival Final 1

99.98 %

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 316 ft agl to 51 ft agl. A decrease of 265 ft in 19 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.88 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 3.2 ° min to max 4.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		4.0 °
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 149 kn min to max 151 kn	151		150 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g	0.98		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -812 ft/m -935 ft/m min to max -637 ft/m	-881		-794 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 111 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 316 ft agl	316		51 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 1.9 ° min to max 2.7 °	1.9		2.5 °

Arrival Landing

91.89 %

Landing on runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl, runway length 3,733 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 150 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 150 kn. Target 143 kn
85.55 %	Target 50 ft agl
82 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-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 1.05 g 1.00 g min to max 1.08 g	1.01		1.05 g
Info	Average speed 149 kn 146 kn min to max 151 kn	150		147 kn
Info	Average VSI -622 ft/m -792 ft/m min to max -254 ft/m	-792		-254 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 23 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 58 ft agl	58		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.5 ° min to max 4.7 °	2.5		4.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

92.79 %

Touchdown point was 116 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 147 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -251 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 5 kn at 20 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
71.14 %	Touchdown VSI was -251 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 493 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 147 kn Target 141 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.35 m 0.35 m right	-0.35		-0.34 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g	1.06		0.96 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 146 kn 146 kn min to max 147 kn	147		146 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 4.7 °	4.7		3.1 °

Arrival Rollout

55 %

Total landing distance 2,135 m, 57 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 77.6 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 2,135 m 57 % of runway.
0 %	Runway alignment max 78.75 m 77.59 m left to 1.16 m right	-0.34		77.59 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.08 g	0.96		0.98 g
Info	Average speed 112 kn 35 kn min to max 147 kn	147		35 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -1.3 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.9		-1.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.2 °

Arrival Taxi

88.13 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.33 %	Average speed 14 kn 1 kn min to max 26 kn	23		6 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 15 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.2		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 19:07:36
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 19:07:40
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:07:42
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:07:46
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:07:50
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 19:07:53
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:07:54
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:08:02
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 19:08:50
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 19:15:01
Info	Parking Brake On at 19:16:42
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 19:16:51
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 19:16:52
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 19:11:43
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 19:12:32

Takeoff on runway 19 at FACT Cape Town Intl in the Boeing 737-800

90.72 %

90 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 11 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

69.12 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,290 m using 71.52 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

50.96 %

Liftoff speed was 191 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

44.65 %

0.00 m left to 8.71 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

99.49 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 19 FACT Cape Town Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

94.86 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.55 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 19 FACT Cape Town Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.89 %

98.29 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

95.44 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 19 FACT Cape Town Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

77.22 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl in the Boeing 737-800

Landing Score 84.91 %

97.75 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,258 ft agl to 957 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

88.75 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

98.7 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 947 ft agl to 646 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

93.5 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 632 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

99.98 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 316 ft agl to 51 ft agl. A decrease of 265 ft in 19 seconds.

Glideslope

99.88 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

99.88 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

91.89 %

Landing

Landing on runway 06 at FALE King Shaka Intl, runway length 3,733 m. Threshold height at 58 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 150 kn.

Height

85.55 %

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

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 150 kt. Target 147 kt

Flare

82 %

Very good landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °