Unstable approach — UAL2759
KEWR · 292026-08-26 14:28 UTC· KPBI → KEWR· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B739
UAL2759 (United Airlines) was operating from KPBI to KEWR on 2026-08-26. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) on runway 29 at 14:28 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1121 ft AGL, 157 kt GS. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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 4 kt wind, 4 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)- SECURITY5/2809 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–2,000 ft
Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/5424 2026-08-21 22:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
East Rutherford, NJ, Friday, August 21, 2026 through Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7271 2026-08-24 12:30Z – 2026-08-29 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft
MAYPORT, FL, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SPACE OPERATIONS6/7036 2026-08-26 08:42Z – 2026-08-26 13:35Z SFC–180 ft
Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SPACE OPERATIONS6/7037 2026-08-26 08:42Z – 2026-08-26 13:35Z SFC–180 ft
Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, August 26, 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 29
- 1121 ft AGL at event
- 157 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 41/100
- 4 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KEWR 161851Z 18008G15KT 10SM FEW090 BKN150 BKN250 26/17 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP257 T02610167
Flight context
- UAL2759
- United Airlines
- B739
- KPBI → KEWR
- 2026-08-26 14:28 UTC
- KEWR runway 29
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