Unstable approach — AAL2104

KBWI · 04

2026-08-28 00:18 UTC· KMIA → KBWI· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· B738

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AAL2104 (American Airlines) was operating from KMIA to KBWI on 2026-08-28. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) on runway 04 at 00:18 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1251 ft AGL, 147 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 6 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)
  • SECURITY5/2809 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–2,000 ft

    Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

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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 04
  • 1251 ft AGL at event
  • 147 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 6 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBWI 162254Z 15007KT 10SM FEW080 FEW250 27/18 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 CB DSNT NW MOV E T02670183

Flight context

  • AAL2104
  • American Airlines
  • B738
  • KMIA → KBWI
  • 2026-08-28 00:18 UTC
  • KBWI runway 04

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