Unstable approach — S412
KTOP · 362026-08-19 21:12 UTC· KCPT → KTOP· AERO SPRAY INC DBA, DAUNTLESS AIR· AT8T
S412 (Aero Spray Inc DBA) was operating from KCPT to KTOP on 2026-08-19. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP) on runway 36 at 21:12 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1992 ft AGL, 131 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 6 kt wind, 3 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 36
- 1992 ft AGL at event
- 131 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 6 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KTOP 162053Z 15007G15KT 10SM FEW038 32/23 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP194 T03220233 56018
Flight context
- S412
- Aero Spray Inc DBA
- AT8T
- KCPT → KTOP
- 2026-08-19 21:12 UTC
- KTOP runway 36
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