Unstable approach — N987CM

KBDN · 16

2026-07-21 19:43 UTC· ID16 KBDN· CHRISTMAS VALLEY PARTNERS LLC· C510

N987CM (Christmas Valley Partners) was operating from ID16 to KBDN on 2026-07-21. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN) on runway 16 at 19:43 UTC. Trace data at the event: 4526 ft AGL, 116 kt GS. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 3 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)
  • HAZARDS6/3825 2026-07-08 14:00Z – 2026-07-22 05:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    4NM NE BOISE, ID, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 through Wednesday, July 22, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6453 2026-07-17 15:04Z – 2026-08-01 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    26NM NW RILEY, OR, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6454 2026-07-17 15:06Z – 2026-07-31 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    10NM N RILEY, OR, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6572 2026-07-18 03:14Z – 2026-07-31 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    18NM SE PRINEVILLE, OR, Saturday, July 18, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6766 2026-07-19 17:32Z – 2026-07-26 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    5NM N HAILEY, ID, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Sunday, July 26, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6812 2026-07-19 23:08Z – 2026-08-03 03:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    23NM SE PRINEVILLE, OR, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6855 2026-07-20 01:34Z – 2026-08-03 03:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    45NM NW BURNS, OR, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6858 2026-07-20 14:00Z – 2026-08-04 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    5NM N HAILEY, ID, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Tuesday, August 4, 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 16
  • 4526 ft AGL at event
  • 116 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 39/100
  • 3 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KBDN 160655Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM -RA BKN060 OVC070 11/08 A3004 RMK AO2 P0002

Flight context

  • N987CM
  • Christmas Valley Partners
  • C510
  • ID16 → KBDN
  • 2026-07-21 19:43 UTC
  • KBDN runway 16

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