Unstable approach — N876AD
KEKM · 362026-07-02 19:47 UTC· KOSU → KEKM· PNC BANK NA· C56X
N876AD (PNC Bank NA) was operating from KOSU to KEKM on 2026-07-02. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Elkhart Municipal Airport (KEKM) on runway 36 at 19:47 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1892 ft AGL, 196 kt GS. Approach stability score: 21/100. 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, 14,484 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 GATHERING6/0131 2026-06-30 11:00Z – 2026-07-07 02:00Z SFC–400 ft
Columbus, OH, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 7, 2026 UTC
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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 36
- 1892 ft AGL at event
- 196 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 21/100
- 7 kt wind
- 7 kt crosswind component
- 14,484 m visibility
- METAR KEKM 071315Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM CLR 16/08 A2984 RMK AO2 T01600085 $
Flight context
- N876AD
- PNC Bank NA
- C56X
- KOSU → KEKM
- 2026-07-02 19:47 UTC
- KEKM runway 36
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