Unstable approach — N654T
KLAX · 24R2026-09-01 23:30 UTC· KLAX → KSMO· AVIATION FINANCIAL CORP· SLG4
N654T (Aviation Financial) was operating from KLAX to KSMO on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) on runway 24R at 23:30 UTC. Trace data at the event: 740 ft AGL, 61 kt GS. Approach stability score: 53/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 14 kt wind, 2 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 24R
- 740 ft AGL at event
- 61 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 53/100
- 14 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KLAX 160653Z 22006KT 10SM OVC020 22/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02170167 $
Flight context
- N654T
- Aviation Financial
- SLG4
- KLAX → KSMO
- 2026-09-01 23:30 UTC
- KLAX runway 24R
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