Unstable approach — POE280

CYOW · 04

2026-07-29 16:44 UTC· CYEG CYOW· PORTER AIRLINES (CANADA) LIMITED· E295

POE280 (Porter Airlines (Canada)) was operating from CYEG to CYOW on 2026-07-29. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW) on runway 04 at 16:44 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1486 ft AGL, 141 kt GS. Approach stability score: 35/100. 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 9 kt wind, 8 kt crosswind component, 24,140 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)
  • SECURITY6/4348 2026-03-08 07:00Z – 2026-11-01 06:59Z SFC–2,400 ft

    GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6777 2026-07-19 19:05Z – 2026-08-20 07:00Z SFC–7,000 ft

    10NM N ELY, MN, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6779 2026-07-19 19:09Z – 2026-08-20 07:00Z SFC–7,000 ft

    20NM N ELY, MN, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6899 2026-07-20 14:30Z – 2026-08-02 06:00Z SFC–7,000 ft

    14NM N ORR, MN, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Sunday, August 2, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7199 2026-07-21 14:00Z – 2026-08-03 02:00Z SFC–7,000 ft

    20NM N ELY, MN, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8871 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-09 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    83NM N SPEARFISH, SD, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8883 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-09 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    23NM SE HAMILTON, MT, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9812 2026-07-28 21:32Z – 2026-07-30 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM E MILES CITY, MT, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9880 2026-07-29 14:00Z – 2026-08-12 03:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    26NM E MILES CITY, MT, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/8929 2026-07-29 15:00Z – 2026-07-29 17:00Z SFC–3,000 ft

    HIBBING, MN, Wednesday, July 29, 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 04
  • 1486 ft AGL at event
  • 141 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 35/100
  • 9 kt wind
  • 8 kt crosswind component
  • 24,140 m visibility
  • CYOW 162100Z 31011KT 15SM FEW030 SCT200 SCT250 22/13 A3026 RMK CU1CI2CI1 SLP249 DENSITY ALT 900FT

Flight context

  • POE280
  • Porter Airlines (Canada)
  • E295
  • CYEG → CYOW
  • 2026-07-29 16:44 UTC
  • CYOW runway 04

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