Unstable approach — N552YM
KSBA · 252026-08-23 19:14 UTC· 64CA → KSBA· WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE· GLEX
N552YM (Wilmington Trust) was operating from 64CA to KSBA on 2026-08-23. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 19:14 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1120 ft AGL, 150 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 6 kt wind, 6 kt crosswind component, 12,875 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)- SECURITY6/3475 2026-03-08 09:00Z – 2026-11-01 09:59Z SFC–180 ft
BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/5797 2026-04-03 00:01Z – 2026-09-28 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, April 2, 2026 through Monday, September 28, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6491 2026-07-20 07:01Z – 2026-09-16 06:59Z SFC–1,499 ft
Concord, CA, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3159 2026-08-10 04:00Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–11,500 ft
6NM SW RENO, NV, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5070 2026-08-14 13:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:00Z SFC–8,500 ft
8NM SE BIG SUR, CA, Friday, August 14, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7113 2026-08-22 20:30Z – 2026-09-05 03:00Z SFC–11,500 ft
1NM W RENO, NV, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Saturday, September 5, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7127 2026-08-23 05:30Z – 2026-09-06 03:00Z SFC–11,500 ft
1NM W RENO, NV, Sunday, August 23, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7283 2026-08-23 16:00Z – 2026-09-06 03:00Z SFC–11,500 ft
1NM W RENO, NV, Sunday, August 23, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 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 25
- 1120 ft AGL at event
- 150 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 6 kt wind
- 6 kt crosswind component
- 12,875 m visibility
- KSBA 161453Z 09005KT 8SM FEW024 OVC046 20/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02000167 53015
Flight context
- N552YM
- Wilmington Trust
- GLEX
- 64CA → KSBA
- 2026-08-23 19:14 UTC
- KSBA runway 25
All events on this flight
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