Unstable approach — EJA533

KPHL · 08

2026-05-03 11:55 UTC· KPVD → KPHL· NETJETS SALES INC, 3JC CORP, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & BUILDERS · C68A

EJA533 (Netjets Sales) was operating from KPVD to KPHL on 2026-05-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on runway 08 at 11:55 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1135 ft AGL, 107 kt GS. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 16 kt wind, 16 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)
  • SECURITY5/2811 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–1,000 ft

    NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

    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 08
  • 1135 ft AGL at event
  • 107 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 39/100
  • 16 kt wind
  • 16 kt crosswind component
  • 11,265 m visibility
  • KPHL 130854Z 36014G22KT 7SM -RA BKN012 OVC022 08/06 A2948 RMK AO2 RAB51 SLP982 P0000 60003 T00780056 53013 $

Flight context

  • EJA533
  • Netjets Sales
  • C68A
  • KPVD → KPHL
  • 2026-05-03 11:55 UTC
  • KPHL runway 08

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 11:55:49 UTC · KPHL runway 08 · 1,135 ft AGL · 107 kt GS
Unstable approach 11:55:49 UTC · KPHL runway 08 · 1,135 ft AGL · 107 kt GS

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