Unstable approach — N

KSJC · 30L

2026-08-21 00:52 UTC· KTIW → KSJC· RICALICHAN LLC· E55P

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N (Ricalichan) was operating from KTIW to KSJC on 2026-08-21. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC) on runway 30L at 00:52 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1171 ft AGL, 126 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 13 kt wind, 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)
  • 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 →
  • HAZARDS6/2696 2026-08-06 19:30Z – 2026-08-21 03:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM NE VANCOUVER, WA, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2924 2026-08-08 05:00Z – 2026-08-22 05:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM NE VANCOUVER, WA, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/3104 2026-08-09 05:00Z – 2026-08-23 13:00Z SFC–5,000 ft

    12NM N MEDFORD, OR, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/3107 2026-08-09 05:00Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    7NM SW MEDFORD, OR, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/3168 2026-08-10 06:45Z – 2026-08-25 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    40NM SE PORTLAND, OR, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Tuesday, August 25, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/4084 2026-08-12 00:45Z – 2026-08-27 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    40NM SE PORTLAND, OR, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/4091 2026-08-12 01:45Z – 2026-08-27 04:00Z SFC–8,500 ft

    13NM S COTTAGE GROVE, OR, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/4704 2026-08-13 00:30Z – 2026-08-27 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    40NM SE PORTLAND, OR, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5051 2026-08-14 00:45Z – 2026-08-29 03:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    5NM E GRANTS PASS, OR, Friday, August 14, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/5072 2026-08-14 05:00Z – 2026-08-28 05:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    5NM E GRANTS PASS, OR, Friday, August 14, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5170 2026-08-15 05:00Z – 2026-08-29 13:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    7NM SW MEDFORD, OR, Saturday, August 15, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5466 2026-08-17 05:00Z – 2026-08-31 05:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    40NM SE PORTLAND, OR, Monday, August 17, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5801 2026-08-17 19:40Z – 2026-08-31 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    40NM SE PORTLAND, OR, Monday, August 17, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5892 2026-08-18 04:00Z – 2026-08-31 13:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    41NM SE PORTLAND, OR, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5938 2026-08-18 04:00Z – 2026-08-31 04:00Z SFC–7,000 ft

    ROGUE RIVER, OR, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6924 2026-08-20 21:20Z – 2026-08-30 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    6NM S PE ELL, WA, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 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 30L
  • 1171 ft AGL at event
  • 126 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 13 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSJC 080253Z 32011KT 10SM FEW032 22/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02220128 53004

Flight context

  • N
  • Ricalichan
  • E55P
  • KTIW → KSJC
  • 2026-08-21 00:52 UTC
  • KSJC runway 30L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:52:33 UTC · KSJC runway 30L · 1,171 ft AGL · 126 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:52:33 UTC · KSJC runway 30L · 1,171 ft AGL · 126 kt GS

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