Unstable approach — N512KS
KSBA · 252026-08-14 16:23 UTC· KADS → KSBA· BEYONDATX LLC· F900
N512KS (Beyondatx) was operating from KADS to KSBA on 2026-08-14. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 16:23 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1129 ft AGL, 133 kt GS. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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, 1 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)- SECURITY6/4812 2026-07-15 07:00Z – 2027-07-14 06:59Z SFC–17,999 ft
El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3712 2026-08-11 14:00Z – 2026-08-25 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft
18NM SW PRESCOTT, AZ, Tuesday, August 11, 2026 through Tuesday, August 25, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4941 2026-08-13 16:00Z – 2026-08-20 03:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
5NM S BIG BEAR LAKE, CA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3196 2026-08-14 11:15Z – 2026-08-14 14:00Z SFC–999 ft
White Sands, NM, Friday, August 14, 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 25
- 1129 ft AGL at event
- 133 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 4 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KSBA 072153Z 26008KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02890139 $
Flight context
- N512KS
- Beyondatx
- F900
- KADS → KSBA
- 2026-08-14 16:23 UTC
- KSBA runway 25
All events on this flight
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