Unstable approach — SNIPR00

KSDM · 26R

2026-08-17 15:45 UTC· F5

SNIPR00 was inbound to KSDM on 2026-08-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM) on runway 26R at 15:45 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1639 ft AGL, 208 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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, 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)
  • SECURITY6/2652 2026-07-05 00:01Z – 2027-01-02 23:59Z SFC–500 ft

    Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/2656 2026-07-05 00:01Z – 2027-01-02 23:59Z SFC–500 ft

    Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/2657 2026-07-05 00:01Z – 2027-01-02 23:59Z SFC–500 ft

    Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 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 26R
  • 1639 ft AGL at event
  • 208 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 3 kt wind
  • 2 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSDM 161753Z VRB05KT 10SM BKN028 23/15 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02330150 10233 20194 51012

Flight context

  • SNIPR00
  • F5
  • 2026-08-17 15:45 UTC
  • KSDM runway 26R

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 15:45:25 UTC · KSDM runway 26R · 1,639 ft AGL · 208 kt GS
Unstable approach 15:45:25 UTC · KSDM runway 26R · 1,639 ft AGL · 208 kt GS

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