Unstable approach — AS2

KLUF · 03R

2026-09-01 00:04 UTC· US-1802 → KLUF· TOP ACES CORP· F16

AS2 (TOP Aces) was operating from US-1802 to KLUF on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 03R at 00:04 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2227 ft AGL, 219 kt GS. Approach stability score: 28/100. 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 5 kt wind, 5 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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 03R
  • 2227 ft AGL at event
  • 219 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 28/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 032155Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM CLR 36/09 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP092 T03590086 $

Flight context

  • AS2
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • US-1802 → KLUF
  • 2026-09-01 00:04 UTC
  • KLUF runway 03R

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLUF