Unstable approach — JRE780

KBTL · 05

2026-08-17 20:47 UTC· KTEB KBTL· CITATIONJET N780JS LLC· C25B

JRE780 (Citationjet N780js) was operating from KTEB to KBTL on 2026-08-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (KBTL) on runway 05 at 20:47 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2055 ft AGL, 157 kt GS. Approach stability score: 35/100. 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 10 kt wind, 9 kt crosswind component, 9,656 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 05
  • 2055 ft AGL at event
  • 157 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 35/100
  • 10 kt wind
  • 9 kt crosswind component
  • 9,656 m visibility
  • KBTL 161753Z 03006KT 6SM BR OVC004 19/19 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP263 60002 T01940189 10206 20194 55006

Flight context

  • JRE780
  • Citationjet N780js
  • C25B
  • KTEB → KBTL
  • 2026-08-17 20:47 UTC
  • KBTL runway 05

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 20:47:46 UTC · KBTL runway 05 · 2,055 ft AGL · 157 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:47:46 UTC · KBTL runway 05L · 2,055 ft AGL · 157 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:47:46 UTC · KBTL runway 05 · 2,055 ft AGL · 157 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KBTL