Unstable approach — N793DC

KBIL · 28R

2026-08-26 08:37 UTC· KSLC KBIL· BILLINGS CLINIC· BE20

N793DC (Billings Clinic) was operating from KSLC to KBIL on 2026-08-26. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) on runway 28R at 08:37 UTC. Trace data at the event: 4697 ft AGL, 164 kt GS. Approach stability score: 33/100. 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 3 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)
  • HAZARDS6/4089 2026-08-12 12:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:30Z SFC–15,000 ft

    2NM SE LANDER, WY, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5463 2026-08-17 13:00Z – 2026-08-30 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    20NM NE SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Monday, August 17, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6723 2026-08-20 14:00Z – 2026-09-03 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    16NM E BIG TIMBER, MT, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Thursday, September 3, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8066 2026-08-26 00:30Z – 2026-08-28 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    32NM SE BILLINGS, MT, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 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 28R
  • 4697 ft AGL at event
  • 164 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 33/100
  • 3 kt wind
  • 3 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBIL 160953Z 30009KT 10SM FEW250 08/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00830017

Flight context

  • N793DC
  • Billings Clinic
  • BE20
  • KSLC → KBIL
  • 2026-08-26 08:37 UTC
  • KBIL runway 28R

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