Unstable approach — RAX715

KPTK · 27L

2026-08-17 17:08 UTC· KCOS → KPTK· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· LJ35

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RAX715 (Royal AIR Freight) was operating from KCOS to KPTK on 2026-08-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) on runway 27L at 17:08 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2106 ft AGL, 135 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 8 kt wind, 6 kt crosswind component, 8,047 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)
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/2574 2026-08-13 12:00Z – 2026-08-24 05:00Z SFC–400 ft

    des moines, IA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/3628 2026-08-17 12:00Z – 2026-08-23 23:59Z SFC–400 ft

    SAINT LOUIS, MO, Monday, August 17, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 Local

    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 27L
  • 2106 ft AGL at event
  • 135 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 8 kt wind
  • 6 kt crosswind component
  • 8,047 m visibility
  • KPTK 161153Z COR 36005KT 5SM BR BKN007 BKN026 OVC130 20/19 A3029 RMK SLP254 70013 T02000189 10206 20189 53024

Flight context

  • RAX715
  • Royal AIR Freight
  • LJ35
  • KCOS → KPTK
  • 2026-08-17 17:08 UTC
  • KPTK runway 27L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 17:08:36 UTC · KPTK runway 27L · 2,106 ft AGL · 135 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:08:36 UTC · KPTK runway 27L · 2,106 ft AGL · 135 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KPTK