Unstable approach — SWA3401

TJIG · 09

2026-08-15 02:05 UTC· KMCO → TJIG· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B38M

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SWA3401 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KMCO to TJIG on 2026-08-15. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) on runway 09 at 02:05 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1155 ft AGL, 146 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 12 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.

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

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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 09
  • 1155 ft AGL at event
  • 146 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 12 kt wind
  • 3 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • TJIG 161745Z 10013KT 10SM SCT030 BKN065 31/26 A2999 RMK ATIS H

Flight context

  • SWA3401
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B38M
  • KMCO → TJIG
  • 2026-08-15 02:05 UTC
  • TJIG runway 09

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 02:05:45 UTC · TJIG runway 09 · 1,155 ft AGL · 146 kt GS
Unstable approach 02:05:45 UTC · TJIG runway 09 · 1,155 ft AGL · 146 kt GS

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