Unstable approach — VTE3393

KVEL · 35

2026-08-10 00:37 UTC· KDEN KVEL· CORPORATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT INC· E135

VTE3393 (Corporate Flight Management) was operating from KDEN to KVEL on 2026-08-10. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Vernal Regional Airport (KVEL) on runway 35 at 00:37 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6330 ft AGL, 197 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 10 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 35
  • 6330 ft AGL at event
  • 197 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 10 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KVEL 161153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS -RA FEW028 SCT048 BKN065 16/13 A3019 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW RAE36B46 TSB06E37 SLP161 P0000 60000 T01560133 10172 20150 53018

Flight context

  • VTE3393
  • Corporate Flight Management
  • E135
  • KDEN → KVEL
  • 2026-08-10 00:37 UTC
  • KVEL runway 35

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:37:49 UTC · KVEL runway 35 · 6,330 ft AGL · 197 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:37:49 UTC · KVEL runway 35 · 6,330 ft AGL · 197 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KVEL