Diversion — AAL9844
KSBA · 072026-08-14 20:11 UTC· KLAX → KSBA· BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE· A21N
AAL9844 (Bank of Utah) was operating from KLAX to KORD (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) on 2026-08-14. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 07 at 20:11 UTC. Peak altitude 10,521 ft, turnaround area near Oxnard, US. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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 7 kt wind, 2 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 07
- 9 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 7 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KSBA 160453Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01830144 $
Flight context
- AAL9844
- Bank of Utah
- A21N
- KLAX → KSBA
- 2026-08-14 20:11 UTC
- KSBA runway 07
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