Unstable approach — TKR01
K4SD · 082026-08-03 02:48 UTC· KHIF → K4SD· NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES INC· B462
TKR01 (Neptune Aviation Services) was operating from KHIF to K4SD on 2026-08-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Reno-Stead Airport (K4SD) on runway 08 at 02:48 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6135 ft AGL, 172 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 7 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component. 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)- HAZARDS6/8875 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-04 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
60NM NE FALLON, NV, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Tuesday, August 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8928 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-05 04:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
14NM NE AUSTIN, NV, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Wednesday, August 5, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9393 2026-07-28 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
60NM NE FALLON, NV, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9879 2026-07-29 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
60NM NE FALLON, NV, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0406 2026-07-30 14:00Z – 2026-08-12 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
60NM NE FALLON, NV, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0407 2026-07-30 14:00Z – 2026-08-12 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
60NM NE FALLON, NV, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SPACE OPERATIONS6/9119 2026-07-31 14:00Z – 2026-08-03 06:00Z SFC–910 ft
19 ZLC AIRSPACE BLACK ROCK, NV, Friday, July 31, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 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 08
- 6135 ft AGL at event
- 172 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 7 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
Flight context
- TKR01
- Neptune Aviation Services
- B462
- KHIF → K4SD
- 2026-08-03 02:48 UTC
- K4SD runway 08
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