Unstable approach — N545KA
KPWG · 222026-09-01 23:38 UTC· KJSO → KPWG· VETTE COLLECT AVIATION LLC· B350
N545KA (Vette Collect Aviation) was operating from KJSO to KPWG on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at McGregor Executive Airport (KPWG) on runway 22 at 23:38 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1692 ft AGL, 229 kt GS. Approach stability score: 34/100. Scores below 50 occur on under 10% of approaches at this runway and indicate the v2 scorer flagged the approach as highly anomalous (three or more gates exceeded the runway's P90 envelope simultaneously). METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 22
- 1692 ft AGL at event
- 229 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 34/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KPWG 160456Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03060222 PNO $
Flight context
- N545KA
- Vette Collect Aviation
- B350
- KJSO → KPWG
- 2026-09-01 23:38 UTC
- KPWG runway 22
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