Unstable approach — RAX715

KPTK · 27L

2026-08-17 17:08 UTC· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· LJ35

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RAX715 (Royal AIR Freight) was inbound to KPTK on 2026-08-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) on runway 27L at 17:08 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2106 ft AGL, 135 kt GS. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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 8 kt wind, 6 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)
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/2574 2026-08-13 12:00Z – 2026-08-24 05:00Z SFC–400 ft

    des moines, IA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

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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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 27L
  • 2106 ft AGL at event
  • 135 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 41/100
  • 8 kt wind
  • 6 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KPTK 162253Z COR 0504KT 10SM BKN040 BKN080 OVC160 20/15 A3032 RMK SLP265 T02000150

Flight context

  • RAX715
  • Royal AIR Freight
  • LJ35
  • 2026-08-17 17:08 UTC
  • KPTK runway 27L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 17:08:36 UTC · KPTK runway 27L · 2,106 ft AGL · 135 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:08:36 UTC · KPTK runway 27L · 2,106 ft AGL · 135 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KPTK