Unstable approach — N9900

KM16 · 30

2026-07-29 00:41 UTC· KTMB KM16· MARC INC· SW3

N9900 (Marc) was operating from KTMB to KM16 on 2026-07-29. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at John Bell Williams Airport (KM16) on runway 30 at 00:41 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1355 ft AGL, 221 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 3 kt wind, 1 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)
  • HAZARDS6/8779 2026-07-26 18:03Z – 2026-08-02 01:30Z SFC–1,300 ft

    16NM NE LAKE CITY, FL, Sunday, July 26, 2026 through Sunday, August 2, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • 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

    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
  • 1355 ft AGL at event
  • 221 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 3 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component

Flight context

  • N9900
  • Marc
  • SW3
  • KTMB → KM16
  • 2026-07-29 00:41 UTC
  • KM16 runway 30

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:41:12 UTC · KM16 runway 30 · 1,355 ft AGL · 221 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:41:12 UTC · KM16 runway 30 · 1,355 ft AGL · 221 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KM16