Unstable approach — N340BA
KFTW · 092026-09-03 00:32 UTC· AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REPAIR AND OVERHAUL DEPOT LLC· C340
N340BA (Aircraft Inspection Repair and Overhaul Depot) was inbound to KFTW on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW) on runway 09 at 00:32 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1311 ft AGL, 100 kt GS. Approach stability score: 32/100. 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, 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)- HAZARDS6/8445 2026-08-26 20:55Z – 2026-09-09 02:00Z SFC–5,500 ft
1NM NW PALO PINTO, TX, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8829 2026-08-28 15:45Z – 2026-09-11 02:00Z SFC–5,500 ft
4NM NW MINERAL WELLS, TX, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Friday, September 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9129 2026-08-29 15:15Z – 2026-09-12 02:00Z SFC–5,500 ft
4NM NW MINERAL WELLS, TX, Saturday, August 29, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9211 2026-08-30 11:30Z – 2026-09-13 02:00Z SFC–5,500 ft
4NM NW MINERAL WELLS, TX, Sunday, August 30, 2026 through Sunday, September 13, 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 09
- 1311 ft AGL at event
- 100 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 32/100
- 10 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KFTW 162053Z 12014G18KT 10SM SCT075 38/18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03830178 56020 $
Flight context
- N340BA
- Aircraft Inspection Repair and Overhaul Depot
- C340
- 2026-09-03 00:32 UTC
- KFTW runway 09
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