Unstable approach — SWA590

SWA590 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KOAK to KSBA on 2026-07-18. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 02:12 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1133 ft AGL, 137 kt GS. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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 11 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.

• SECURITY6/4052 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  San Jose, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4054 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  San Jose, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4060 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Oakland, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4192 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Santa Barbara, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4204 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Santa Clara, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/7843 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Santa Barbara, CA

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• SECURITY6/7847 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Santa Barbara, CA

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• SECURITY6/7983 2026-07-05 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  San Jose, CA

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• SECURITY6/7984 2026-07-05 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Oakland, CA

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• SECURITY6/7985 2026-07-05 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  San Jose, CA

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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.

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