Unstable approach — N912SM

KCOS · 17L

2026-07-31 03:52 UTC· KCEZ → KCOS· AIR METHODS LLC· BE20

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N912SM (AIR Methods) was operating from KCEZ to KCOS on 2026-07-31. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17L at 03:52 UTC. Trace data at the event: 7250 ft AGL, 143 kt GS. Approach stability score: 29/100. 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 6 kt wind, 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)
  • HAZARDS6/6876 2026-07-20 13:00Z – 2026-08-03 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft

    7NM SW DEL NORTE, CO, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/8010 2026-07-23 12:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft

    19NM NE OURAY, CO, Thursday, July 23, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/8012 2026-07-23 12:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft

    1NM N OURAY, CO, Thursday, July 23, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/9802 2026-07-29 12:00Z – 2026-08-11 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft

    1NM N OURAY, CO, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0409 2026-07-30 04:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    9NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 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 17L
  • 7250 ft AGL at event
  • 143 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 29/100
  • 6 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KCOS 161154Z 00000KT 10SM BKN130 11/07 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01110072 10133 20111 56006 $

Flight context

  • N912SM
  • AIR Methods
  • BE20
  • KCEZ → KCOS
  • 2026-07-31 03:52 UTC
  • KCOS runway 17L

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