Unstable approach — LXJ393

KSBA · 25

2026-08-13 22:53 UTC· KOTH KSBA· FLEXJET LLC, TEXAS ROADHOUSE HOLDINGS LLC, MACKAIR LLC, MCYOUNG · E55P

LXJ393 (Flexjet) was operating from KOTH to KSBA on 2026-08-13. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 22:53 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1129 ft AGL, 136 kt GS. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 7 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)
  • SECURITY6/3475 2026-03-08 09:00Z – 2026-11-01 09:59Z SFC–180 ft

    BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local

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  • SECURITY6/5797 2026-04-03 00:01Z – 2026-09-28 23:59Z SFC–400 ft

    SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, April 2, 2026 through Monday, September 28, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/6491 2026-07-20 07:01Z – 2026-09-16 06:59Z SFC–1,499 ft

    Concord, CA, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0878 2026-08-02 01:15Z – 2026-08-15 05:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    2NM NE GRANTS PASS, OR, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0889 2026-08-02 05:00Z – 2026-08-15 05:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    2NM NE GRANTS PASS, OR, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0890 2026-08-02 13:00Z – 2026-08-15 03:00Z SFC–5,000 ft

    20NM NW MEDFORD, OR, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0938 2026-08-02 15:28Z – 2026-08-16 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    11NM SE UKIAH, CA, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Sunday, August 16, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1795 2026-08-04 20:57Z – 2026-08-18 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    27NM NE STOCKTON, CA, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, August 18, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1969 2026-08-05 05:00Z – 2026-08-18 05:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    2NM NE GRANTS PASS, OR, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 through Tuesday, August 18, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2433 2026-08-05 21:49Z – 2026-08-15 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    27NM NE STOCKTON, CA, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2493 2026-08-06 05:00Z – 2026-08-16 05:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    35NM SE ROSEBURG, OR, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Sunday, August 16, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2496 2026-08-06 05:00Z – 2026-08-19 05:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    15NM N KLAMATH FALLS, OR, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2772 2026-08-07 03:45Z – 2026-08-20 05:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    7NM SW MEDFORD, OR, Friday, August 7, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2921 2026-08-08 05:00Z – 2026-08-21 05:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    15NM N KLAMATH FALLS, OR, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3039 2026-08-08 17:30Z – 2026-08-22 04:00Z SFC–11,500 ft

    6NM SW RENO, NV, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3077 2026-08-08 20:15Z – 2026-08-22 05:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    15NM N KLAMATH FALLS, OR, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3088 2026-08-08 23:14Z – 2026-08-22 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    12NM N WILLOW CREEK, CA, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3086 2026-08-08 23:15Z – 2026-08-15 05:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    39NM SW BEND, OR, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3100 2026-08-09 02:44Z – 2026-08-22 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    7NM E GRASS VALLEY, CA, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3104 2026-08-09 05:00Z – 2026-08-23 13:00Z SFC–5,000 ft

    12NM N MEDFORD, OR, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3107 2026-08-09 05:00Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    7NM SW MEDFORD, OR, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3128 2026-08-09 14:45Z – 2026-08-23 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    15NM NW RENO, NV, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/3157 2026-08-10 01:18Z – 2026-08-23 15:00Z SFC–7,500 ft

    8NM SE BIG SUR, CA, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3159 2026-08-10 04:00Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–11,500 ft

    6NM SW RENO, NV, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3162 2026-08-10 04:00Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    15NM NW RENO, NV, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/3165 2026-08-10 05:30Z – 2026-08-25 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    15NM N KLAMATH FALLS, OR, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Tuesday, August 25, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3480 2026-08-10 18:36Z – 2026-08-23 15:00Z SFC–7,500 ft

    8NM SE BIG SUR, CA, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/3717 2026-08-11 14:58Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    15NM NW RENO, NV, Tuesday, August 11, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/4104 2026-08-12 04:00Z – 2026-08-25 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    15NM NW RENO, NV, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Tuesday, August 25, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/4729 2026-08-13 02:35Z – 2026-08-21 03:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    10NM W LAKE TAHOE, CA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/4807 2026-08-13 03:30Z – 2026-08-20 03:30Z SFC–8,500 ft

    8NM SE BIG SUR, CA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/4955 2026-08-13 16:27Z – 2026-08-27 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    12NM N WILLOW CREEK, CA, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 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 25
  • 1129 ft AGL at event
  • 136 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 39/100
  • 7 kt wind
  • 2 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSBA 162153Z 27008KT 10SM BKN043 23/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02330150

Flight context

  • LXJ393
  • Flexjet
  • E55P
  • KOTH → KSBA
  • 2026-08-13 22:53 UTC
  • KSBA runway 25

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 22:53:05 UTC · KSBA runway 25 · 1,129 ft AGL · 136 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:53:05 UTC · KSBA runway 25 · 1,129 ft AGL · 136 kt GS

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