Unstable approach — LXJ544

KSTS · 14

2026-08-23 00:30 UTC· KSBA → KSTS· ARES TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION LLC, TAYLOR HARRY D, SUSQUEHANNA B· CL35

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LXJ544 (Ares Technical Administration) was operating from KSBA to KSTS on 2026-08-23. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) on runway 14 at 00:30 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1227 ft AGL, 154 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 10 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)
  • SECURITY6/6491 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 →
  • HAZARDS6/3157 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

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • 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

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/5070 2026-08-14 13:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:00Z SFC–8,500 ft

    8NM SE BIG SUR, CA, Friday, August 14, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/5701 2026-08-22 01:00Z – 2026-08-23 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Santa Clara, CA, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 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 14
  • 1227 ft AGL at event
  • 154 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 10 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSTS 170553Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01280111 10206 20128 51009

Flight context

  • LXJ544
  • Ares Technical Administration
  • CL35
  • KSBA → KSTS
  • 2026-08-23 00:30 UTC
  • KSTS runway 14

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:30:33 UTC · KSTS runway 14 · 1,227 ft AGL · 154 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:30:33 UTC · KSTS runway 14 · 1,227 ft AGL · 154 kt GS

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