Unstable approach — N28VR
KFTW · 342026-08-02 20:12 UTC· PAJARO 195 LLC· BE20
N28VR (Pajaro 195) was inbound to KFTW on 2026-08-02. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW) on runway 34 at 20:12 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1807 ft AGL, 141 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 5 kt wind, 4 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)- HAZARDS6/6876 2026-07-20 13:00Z – 2026-08-03 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
7NM SW DEL NORTE, CO, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9111 2026-07-28 14:00Z – 2026-08-10 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft
14NM N LOS ALAMOS, NM, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Monday, August 10, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9885 2026-07-29 12:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
8NM S PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9841 2026-07-29 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 03:00Z SFC–11,500 ft
11NM S CIMARRON, NM, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0409 2026-07-30 04:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
9NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0882 2026-08-02 04:00Z – 2026-08-15 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
8NM S PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 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 34
- 1807 ft AGL at event
- 141 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 34/100
- 5 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KFTW 162253Z 14007G16KT 10SM CLR 37/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03670167 $
Flight context
- N28VR
- Pajaro 195
- BE20
- 2026-08-02 20:12 UTC
- KFTW runway 34
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