Unstable approach — N388BB
KLFT · 04R2026-09-01 19:26 UTC· KMDT → KLFT· PW TRANSPORT LLC· FA50
N388BB (PW Transport) was operating from KMDT to KLFT on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) on runway 04R at 19:26 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1125 ft AGL, 182 kt GS. Approach stability score: 54/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 11 kt wind, 10 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. The approach-stability score rates the final approach against stabilized-approach gates (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, and IAS) at defined altitudes. A low score means one or more of those were outside the normal envelope for how the approach was flown. The score is graded by guidance type, so instrument approaches (ILS or an aligned straight-in) are held to the full gate set, while visual and pattern arrivals are surfaced only when the score is clearly low. The score is advisory and observational, a deviation measure, not an assertion of an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY6/0708 2026-08-01 00:01Z – 2027-08-01 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6989 2026-08-27 21:00Z – 2026-09-02 21:00Z SFC–400 ft
Asheville, NC, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/8831 2026-09-01 05:00Z – 2026-09-04 09:30Z SFC–17,999 ft
Macon, GA, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/9130 2026-09-01 12:30Z – 2026-09-04 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft
MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM →
SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.
Pilot review data
- Runway 04R
- 1125 ft AGL at event
- 182 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 54/100
- 11 kt wind
- 10 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KLFT 161353Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T02780250
Flight context
- N388BB
- PW Transport
- FA50
- KMDT → KLFT
- 2026-09-01 19:26 UTC
- KLFT runway 04R
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