Unstable approach — GDG49

KDVT · 25L

2026-08-27 16:56 UTC· KHWD → KDVT· FLYING ACE LLC· GLF4

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GDG49 (Flying ACE) was operating from KHWD to KDVT on 2026-08-27. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) on runway 25L at 16:56 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2581 ft AGL, 148 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 4 kt wind, 4 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)
  • HAZARDS6/7718 2026-08-25 14:00Z – 2026-09-08 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    4.5 NM NE BAGDAD, AZ, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8070 2026-08-26 03:00Z – 2026-09-10 03:00Z SFC–8,500 ft

    8NM SE BIG SUR, CA, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Thursday, September 10, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8454 2026-08-26 21:15Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–7,500 ft

    20NM SW KING CITY, CA, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8493 2026-08-27 13:00Z – 2026-09-10 03:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    20NM SW KING CITY, CA, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Thursday, September 10, 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 25L
  • 2581 ft AGL at event
  • 148 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 4 kt wind
  • 4 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KDVT 312353Z 15006KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03110172 10311 20244 56028

Flight context

  • GDG49
  • Flying ACE
  • GLF4
  • KHWD → KDVT
  • 2026-08-27 16:56 UTC
  • KDVT runway 25L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 16:56:03 UTC · KDVT runway 25L · 2,581 ft AGL · 148 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:56:03 UTC · KDVT runway 25L · 2,581 ft AGL · 148 kt GS

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