Unstable approach — N835CB
KCRQ · 242026-07-07 01:07 UTC· ROMANZA AVIATION LLC· C25B
N835CB (Romanza Aviation) was inbound to KCRQ on 2026-07-07. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) on runway 24 at 01:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1451 ft AGL, 127 kt GS. Approach stability score: 59/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 6 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)- SECURITY6/4182 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Irvine, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4189 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4197 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
GOLETA, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4198 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVINE, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4201 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Dana Point, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7265 2026-06-12 21:07Z – 2026-07-16 06:29Z SFC–400 ft
Manhattan Beach, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7842 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Montecito, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7841 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Goleta, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7843 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Santa Barbara, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7847 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Santa Barbara, CA
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 24
- 1451 ft AGL at event
- 127 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 59/100
- 6 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KCRQ 061653Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 31/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03110106
Flight context
- N835CB
- Romanza Aviation
- C25B
- 2026-07-07 01:07 UTC
- KCRQ runway 24
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