Unstable approach — PRE42

KAPA · 17L

2026-09-03 23:05 UTC· KOLU KAPA· MULE CREEK AVIATION LLC· C25B

PRE42 (Mule Creek Aviation) was operating from KOLU to KAPA on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Centennial Airport (KAPA) on runway 17L at 23:05 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6946 ft AGL, 194 kt GS. Approach stability score: 57/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 1 kt wind, 1 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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 17L
  • 6946 ft AGL at event
  • 194 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 57/100
  • 1 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KAPA 162153Z 02017G23KT 10SM BKN100 BKN140 BKN220 26/07 A3028 RMK AO2 PK WND 01026/2142 SLP191 OCNL LTGICCG DSNT SE-S CB DSNT SE-S MOV NE T02560072

Flight context

  • PRE42
  • Mule Creek Aviation
  • C25B
  • KOLU → KAPA
  • 2026-09-03 23:05 UTC
  • KAPA runway 17L

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