Unstable approach — SWA2142

KBWI · 28

2026-09-01 02:50 UTC· KLAS KBWI· UMB BANK NA TRUSTEE· B738

SWA2142 (UMB Bank NA) was operating from KLAS to KBWI on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) on runway 28 at 02:50 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1254 ft AGL, 160 kt GS. 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 →
  • HAZARDS6/7092 2026-08-22 13:00Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–14,000 ft

    26NM SW PRICE, UT, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7115 2026-08-22 23:30Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    41NM E PRICE, UT, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7347 2026-08-24 13:00Z – 2026-09-07 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    35NM SW PROVO, UT, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7530 2026-08-24 17:00Z – 2026-09-06 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    35NM SW PROVO, UT, Monday, August 24, 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

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  • HAZARDS6/7654 2026-08-25 13:00Z – 2026-09-07 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    35NM SW PROVO, UT, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7986 2026-08-25 21:45Z – 2026-09-07 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft

    32NM SW TOOELE, UT, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 UTC

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  • 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

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  • HAZARDS6/8806 2026-08-28 15:04Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    30NM W TAOS, NM, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8869 2026-08-28 21:32Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    18NM SW LOVELAND, CO, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8870 2026-08-29 14:00Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    30NM W TAOS, NM, Saturday, August 29, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9396 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    Bailey, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9645 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    BAILEY, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9646 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    BAILEY, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • VIP6/8925 2026-08-31 22:30Z – 2026-09-01 17:30Z SFC–4,999 ft

    LAS VEGAS, NV, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Tuesday, September 1, 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 28
  • 1254 ft AGL at event
  • 160 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 4 kt wind
  • 4 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBWI 161154Z 00000KT 10SM FEW030 FEW100 SCT250 17/14 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP283 T01670139 10167 20139 53013

Flight context

  • SWA2142
  • UMB Bank NA
  • B738
  • KLAS → KBWI
  • 2026-09-01 02:50 UTC
  • KBWI runway 28

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