Unstable approach — SWA2552
US-9348 · 142026-07-05 21:07 UTC· KMCI → ?· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737
SWA2552 (Southwest Airlines) had departed KMCI on 2026-07-05. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at US-9348 (US-9348) on runway 14 at 21:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1097 ft AGL, 135 kt GS. 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, 7 kt crosswind component. 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)- SECURITY6/4119 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NASHVILLE, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4121 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4135 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
CLAYTON, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4151 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Kansas City, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4155 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Riverside, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4157 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4161 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
St, Louis, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4162 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Kansas City, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4206 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Kansas City, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7972 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7652 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Riverside, MO
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7967 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7650 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Kansas City, MO
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/1428 2026-07-03 05:01Z – 2026-07-06 04:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Kansas City, MO, Friday, July 3, 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/1390 2026-07-03 19:00Z – 2026-07-06 02:00Z SFC–5,000 ft
mattoon, IL, Friday, July 3, 2026 through Monday, July 6, 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 14
- 1097 ft AGL at event
- 135 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 7 kt wind
- 7 kt crosswind component
Flight context
- SWA2552
- Southwest Airlines
- B737
- 2026-07-05 21:07 UTC
- US-9348 runway 14
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