Unstable approach — RAX357

KCHS · 33

2026-08-06 10:40 UTC· KPTK KCHS· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· FA20

RAX357 (Royal AIR Freight) was operating from KPTK to KCHS on 2026-08-06. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport (KCHS) on runway 33 at 10:40 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1156 ft AGL, 155 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 1 kt wind, 1 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)
  • HAZARDS6/9841 2026-07-29 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 03:00Z SFC–11,500 ft

    11NM S CIMARRON, NM, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0409 2026-07-30 04:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    9NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • 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 →
  • HAZARDS6/1462 2026-08-04 13:00Z – 2026-09-01 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    20NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/1231 2026-08-05 05:00Z – 2026-08-07 09:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

    Macon, GA, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 through Friday, August 7, 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 33
  • 1156 ft AGL at event
  • 155 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 1 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KCHS 161156Z 01006KT 10SM SCT250 21/19 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP258 T02060189 10228 20194 52017

Flight context

  • RAX357
  • Royal AIR Freight
  • FA20
  • KPTK → KCHS
  • 2026-08-06 10:40 UTC
  • KCHS runway 33

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