Unstable approach — EJA474

KPWG · 17

2026-08-13 18:46 UTC· KPHX → KPWG· BALDA AIR LLC, FRANKLIN CHARLES MARK, FROELICH CRAIG A TRUSTEE, · E55P

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EJA474 (Balda AIR) was operating from KPHX to KPWG on 2026-08-13. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at McGregor Executive Airport (KPWG) on runway 17 at 18:46 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1680 ft AGL, 125 kt GS. Approach stability score: 34/100. 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 15 kt wind, 4 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)
  • HAZARDS6/0749 2026-08-01 15:00Z – 2026-08-14 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    13NM S SAFFORD, AZ, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Friday, August 14, 2026 UTC

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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 17
  • 1680 ft AGL at event
  • 125 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 34/100
  • 15 kt wind
  • 4 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KPWG 160456Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T03060222 PNO $

Flight context

  • EJA474
  • Balda AIR
  • E55P
  • KPHX → KPWG
  • 2026-08-13 18:46 UTC
  • KPWG runway 17

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 18:46:04 UTC · KPWG runway 17 · 1,680 ft AGL · 125 kt GS
Unstable approach 18:46:04 UTC · KPWG runway 17 · 1,680 ft AGL · 125 kt GS

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