Unstable approach — N896MA

KFPR · 28L

2026-07-16 19:09 UTC· JOE H ANDERSON JR & SONS INC· C550

N896MA (JOE H Anderson JR & Sons) was inbound to KFPR on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at St Lucie County International Airport (KFPR) on runway 28L at 19:09 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1108 ft AGL, 183 kt GS. Approach stability score: 34/100. 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 9 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)
  • SECURITY5/2809 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–2,000 ft

    Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4129 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    BOCA RATON, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4144 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4150 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/0777 2026-06-26 04:01Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/0782 2026-06-26 04:01Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7906 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Boca Raton, FL

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7889 2026-07-07 13:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Palm Beach Gardens, FL

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7899 2026-07-07 13:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Palm Beach Gardens, FL

    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 28L
  • 1108 ft AGL at event
  • 183 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 34/100
  • 9 kt wind
  • 2 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KFPR 270653Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM 18/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01830178 $

Flight context

  • N896MA
  • JOE H Anderson JR & Sons
  • C550
  • 2026-07-16 19:09 UTC
  • KFPR runway 28L

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