Unstable approach — PRE42
KAPA · 17L2026-07-20 01:39 UTC· KCRQ → KAPA· MULE CREEK AVIATION LLC· C25B
PRE42 (Mule Creek Aviation) was operating from KCRQ to KAPA on 2026-07-20. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Centennial Airport (KAPA) on runway 17L at 01:39 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6937 ft AGL, 164 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 11 kt wind, 7 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)- SECURITY6/3948 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z
MESA, AZ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3966 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mesa, AZ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7079 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mesa, AZ
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7078 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mesa, AZ
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3006 2026-07-06 12:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
15NM W GRAND JUNCTION, CO, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3007 2026-07-06 12:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
1NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3016 2026-07-06 14:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3274 2026-07-07 00:35Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
1NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3372 2026-07-07 02:34Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3341 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–8,500 ft
9NM S FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3393 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3339 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3801 2026-07-08 01:49Z – 2026-07-23 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
1NM W PUEBLO, CO, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3812 2026-07-08 02:09Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
6NM S SCIPIO, UT, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4199 2026-07-09 02:00Z – 2026-07-23 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
18NM N CORTEZ, CO, Thursday, July 9, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4561 2026-07-10 04:00Z – 2026-07-24 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
19NM NE OURAY, CO, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4562 2026-07-10 12:00Z – 2026-07-24 05:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
3NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5450 2026-07-14 04:00Z – 2026-07-29 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
19NM NE OURAY, CO, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Wednesday, July 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5451 2026-07-14 04:00Z – 2026-07-29 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
1NM N OURAY, CO, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Wednesday, July 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6360 2026-07-17 04:00Z – 2026-07-30 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
9NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6395 2026-07-17 12:00Z – 2026-07-30 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
14NM N CORTEZ, CO, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6359 2026-07-17 14:00Z – 2026-07-31 03:00Z SFC–15,500 ft
5NM E BEAVER, UT, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6567 2026-07-18 13:00Z – 2026-08-01 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Saturday, July 18, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6569 2026-07-18 14:00Z – 2026-07-31 03:00Z SFC–15,500 ft
5NM E BEAVER, UT, Saturday, July 18, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6736 2026-07-19 12:00Z – 2026-08-01 03:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026 UTC
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 17L
- 6937 ft AGL at event
- 164 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 11 kt wind
- 7 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KAPA 161253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW140 BKN220 13/07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01280067
Flight context
- PRE42
- Mule Creek Aviation
- C25B
- KCRQ → KAPA
- 2026-07-20 01:39 UTC
- KAPA runway 17L
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