Unstable approach — N263SN

KBUF · 32

2026-06-23 21:01 UTC· KYIP → KBUF· BLUE SKIES HAWKER LLC· H25B

N263SN (Blue Skies Hawker) was operating from KYIP to KBUF on 2026-06-23. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) on runway 32 at 21:01 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1850 ft AGL, 173 kt GS. Approach stability score: 33/100. 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. 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)
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/8286 2026-06-22 12:00Z – 2026-06-24 03:00Z SFC–400 ft

    Detroit, MI, Monday, June 22, 2026 through Wednesday, June 24, 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 32
  • 1850 ft AGL at event
  • 173 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 33/100
  • 7 kt wind
  • 2 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBUF 091654Z 23018G26KT 10SM FEW044 FEW260 17/06 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 23026/1654 SLP221 T01720056 $

Flight context

  • N263SN
  • Blue Skies Hawker
  • H25B
  • KYIP → KBUF
  • 2026-06-23 21:01 UTC
  • KBUF runway 32

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 21:01:11 UTC · KBUF runway 32 · 1,850 ft AGL · 173 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:01:11 UTC · KBUF runway 32 · 1,850 ft AGL · 173 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KBUF