Unstable approach — 00000
KNIP · 282026-07-29 22:06 UTC· DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY· B350
00000 (Department of Homeland Security) was inbound to KNIP on 2026-07-29. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (KNIP) on runway 28 at 22:06 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1120 ft AGL, 148 kt GS. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 14 kt wind, 11 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)- SECURITY6/8418 2026-07-27 12:30Z – 2026-08-01 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft
MAYPORT, FL, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026 Local
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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
- 1120 ft AGL at event
- 148 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 39/100
- 14 kt wind
- 11 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KNIP 211753Z 07010KT 10SM TS SCT035CB BKN250 30/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 FRQ LTGICCG OHD TS OHD MOV NW T1 SET T03000239 10311 20244 58011 $
Flight context
- 00000
- Department of Homeland Security
- B350
- 2026-07-29 22:06 UTC
- KNIP runway 28
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