Unstable approach — GPD438
KSUA · 122026-05-15 17:54 UTC· TW LEASING LLC· PC12
GPD438 (TW Leasing) was inbound to KSUA on 2026-05-15. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Witham Field (KSUA) on runway 12 at 17:54 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1115 ft AGL, 94 kt GS. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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 10 kt wind, 9 kt crosswind component, 11,265 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)- SECURITY5/2858 2025-12-26 04:59Z – 2026-07-02 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
OCHOPPEE, FL, Thursday, December 25, 2025 through Wednesday, July 1, 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 12
- 1115 ft AGL at event
- 94 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 42/100
- 10 kt wind
- 9 kt crosswind component
- 11,265 m visibility
- METAR KSUA 151547Z VRB04KT 7SM BKN031 33/26 A3016
Flight context
- GPD438
- TW Leasing
- PC12
- 2026-05-15 17:54 UTC
- KSUA runway 12
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