Unstable approach — AAL1754
KRDU · 142026-08-27 21:19 UTC· KLAX → KRDU· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· A21N
AAL1754 (American Airlines) was operating from KLAX to KRDU on 2026-08-27. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Raleigh Durham International Airport (KRDU) on runway 14 at 21:19 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1545 ft AGL, 151 kt GS. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 4 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)- SECURITY6/0708 2026-08-01 00:01Z – 2027-08-01 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1462 2026-08-04 13:00Z – 2026-09-01 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
20NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4894 2026-08-13 13:00Z – 2026-08-28 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
8NM SE TRINIDAD, CO, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5409 2026-08-17 04:00Z – 2026-08-30 04:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
13NM N SANTA FE, NM, Monday, August 17, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6216 2026-08-19 03:00Z – 2026-09-02 03:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
13NM N SANTA FE, NM, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7117 2026-08-23 11:00Z – 2026-08-29 01:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
30NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Sunday, August 23, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7128 2026-08-23 13:00Z – 2026-09-06 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft
26NM NE RUIDOSO, NM, Sunday, August 23, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7463 2026-08-25 12:00Z – 2026-09-08 08:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
1NM NE OURAY, CO, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7718 2026-08-25 14:00Z – 2026-09-08 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft
4.5 NM NE BAGDAD, AZ, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8103 2026-08-26 12:00Z – 2026-09-09 02:00Z SFC–4,000 ft
21NM NW BROKEN BOW, OK, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7969 2026-08-26 13:00Z – 2026-08-27 22:00Z SFC–1,000 ft
Huntsville, AL, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8069 2026-08-26 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 04:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
26NM SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8420 2026-08-26 20:10Z – 2026-08-28 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
35NM SW ALAMOSA, CO, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8502 2026-08-27 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
48NM NW TAOS, NM, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8586 2026-08-27 17:30Z – 2026-08-28 04:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
24NM SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8590 2026-08-27 18:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
13NM N SANTA FE, NM, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8591 2026-08-27 18:15Z – 2026-08-29 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
30NM W TAOS, NM, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6989 2026-08-27 21:00Z – 2026-09-02 21:00Z SFC–400 ft
Asheville, NC, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Local
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 14
- 1545 ft AGL at event
- 151 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 39/100
- 4 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KRDU 162251Z 08005KT 10SM FEW250 28/15 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP261 T02830150
Flight context
- AAL1754
- American Airlines
- A21N
- KLAX → KRDU
- 2026-08-27 21:19 UTC
- KRDU runway 14
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