Unstable approach — N234AT

KBFL · 30R

2026-09-03 21:55 UTC· KMHR → KBFL· CIRRUS DESIGN CORP· SF50

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N234AT (Cirrus Design) was operating from KMHR to KBFL on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Meadows Field (KBFL) on runway 30R at 21:55 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1612 ft AGL, 140 kt GS. Approach stability score: 56/100. 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 6 kt wind, 5 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)
  • HAZARDS6/9187 2026-08-30 13:00Z – 2026-09-13 03:00Z SFC–8,500 ft

    20NM SW KING CITY, CA, Sunday, August 30, 2026 through Sunday, September 13, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0223 2026-09-02 02:30Z – 2026-09-16 03:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    30NM NE MERCED, CA, Wednesday, September 2, 2026 through Wednesday, September 16, 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 30R
  • 1612 ft AGL at event
  • 140 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 56/100
  • 6 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBFL 160854Z 01008KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02170094 50002

Flight context

  • N234AT
  • Cirrus Design
  • SF50
  • KMHR → KBFL
  • 2026-09-03 21:55 UTC
  • KBFL runway 30R

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