Unstable approach — N883TW
KLAS · 19R2026-07-28 15:47 UTC· KSLC → KLAS· TRANS WEST AIR SERVICE LLC· CL30
N883TW (Trans West AIR Service) was operating from KSLC to KLAS on 2026-07-28. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at McCarran International Airport (KLAS) on runway 19R at 15:47 UTC. Trace data at the event: 3288 ft AGL, 145 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 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)- HAZARDS6/6221 2026-07-16 17:58Z – 2026-07-30 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
9NM SE DUGWAY, UT, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6358 2026-07-17 13:00Z – 2026-07-31 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
9NM SE DUGWAY, UT, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6359 2026-07-17 14:00Z – 2026-07-31 03:00Z SFC–15,500 ft
5NM E BEAVER, UT, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6569 2026-07-18 14:00Z – 2026-07-31 03:00Z SFC–15,500 ft
5NM E BEAVER, UT, Saturday, July 18, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 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 19R
- 3288 ft AGL at event
- 145 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 59/100
- 9 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KLAS 161956Z 21010G22KT 10SM FEW100 FEW200 35/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP095 T03500089
Flight context
- N883TW
- Trans West AIR Service
- CL30
- KSLC → KLAS
- 2026-07-28 15:47 UTC
- KLAS runway 19R
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