N868PZ (Pvaa) was operating from KSNA to KSMX on 2026-06-29. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) on runway 30 at 20:56 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1367 ft AGL, 142 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 10 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component, 402 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)- SECURITY6/4189 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4192 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Santa Barbara, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4197 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
GOLETA, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4198 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVINE, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7265 2026-06-12 21:07Z – 2026-07-16 06:29Z SFC–400 ft
Manhattan Beach, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7842 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Montecito, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9814 2026-06-29 14:00Z – 2026-07-04 02:00Z SFC–200 ft
LONG BEACH, CA, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Saturday, July 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7841 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Goleta, CA
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 30
- 1367 ft AGL at event
- 142 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 10 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 402 m visibility
- KSMX 081051Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM R12/1600V2400FT FG VV002 16/16 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01610156
Flight context
- N868PZ
- Pvaa
- H25B
- KSNA → KSMX
- 2026-06-29 20:56 UTC
- KSMX runway 30
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