Unstable approach — WML56
KHEF · 34R2026-06-28 20:32 UTC· KBWG → KHEF· PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION· C56X
WML56 (Pentagon Federal Credit Union) was operating from KBWG to KHEF on 2026-06-28. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) on runway 34R at 20:32 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1298 ft AGL, 129 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 5 kt wind, 5 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)- SECURITY6/3970 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
White Sulphur Springs, WV, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4114 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
LOUISVILLE, KY, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4116 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
LOUISVILLE, KY, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
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 34R
- 1298 ft AGL at event
- 129 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 59/100
- 5 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KHEF 161256Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP295 T01890156 $
Flight context
- WML56
- Pentagon Federal Credit Union
- C56X
- KBWG → KHEF
- 2026-06-28 20:32 UTC
- KHEF runway 34R
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