Unstable approach — N400MZ

KICT · 19R

2026-09-01 19:21 UTC· KCTJ KICT· TEXTRON AVIATION INC· C525

N400MZ (Textron Aviation) was operating from KCTJ to KICT on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (KICT) on runway 19R at 19:21 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2425 ft AGL, 134 kt GS. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 18 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.

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 →
  • HAZARDS6/8103 2026-08-26 12:00Z – 2026-09-09 02:00Z SFC–4,000 ft

    21NM NW BROKEN BOW, OK, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9590 2026-08-31 21:40Z – 2026-09-01 21:34Z SFC–2,000 ft

    DRIGGS, AR, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026 UTC

    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 19R
  • 2425 ft AGL at event
  • 134 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 38/100
  • 18 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KICT 161453Z 14007KT 10SM FEW080 FEW220 25/21 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP202 TCU DSNT NW-N T02500206 51006

Flight context

  • N400MZ
  • Textron Aviation
  • C525
  • KCTJ → KICT
  • 2026-09-01 19:21 UTC
  • KICT runway 19R

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