Unstable approach — AAL1092
KDCA · 192026-07-22 02:37 UTC· KPHX → KDCA· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· B738
AAL1092 (American Airlines) was operating from KPHX to KDCA on 2026-07-22. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19 at 02:37 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1125 ft AGL, 163 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 7 kt wind, 6 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)- HAZARDS6/3801 2026-07-08 01:49Z – 2026-07-23 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
1NM W PUEBLO, CO, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4199 2026-07-09 02:00Z – 2026-07-23 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
18NM N CORTEZ, CO, Thursday, July 9, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4561 2026-07-10 04:00Z – 2026-07-24 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
19NM NE OURAY, CO, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4562 2026-07-10 12:00Z – 2026-07-24 05:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
3NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4931 2026-07-11 15:58Z – 2026-07-23 01:00Z SFC–3,000 ft
2NM NE SHALLOTTE, NC, Saturday, July 11, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5450 2026-07-14 04:00Z – 2026-07-29 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
19NM NE OURAY, CO, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Wednesday, July 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5451 2026-07-14 04:00Z – 2026-07-29 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
1NM N OURAY, CO, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Wednesday, July 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5843 2026-07-14 23:37Z – 2026-07-22 23:45Z SFC–4,200 ft
18NM SW WAYNESBORO, VA, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Wednesday, July 22, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6360 2026-07-17 04:00Z – 2026-07-30 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
9NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6395 2026-07-17 12:00Z – 2026-07-30 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
14NM N CORTEZ, CO, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6567 2026-07-18 13:00Z – 2026-08-01 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Saturday, July 18, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6736 2026-07-19 12:00Z – 2026-08-01 03:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
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 19
- 1125 ft AGL at event
- 163 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 7 kt wind
- 6 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KDCA 251252Z 35012KT 10SM SCT230 BKN250 14/07 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01390067
Flight context
- AAL1092
- American Airlines
- B738
- KPHX → KDCA
- 2026-07-22 02:37 UTC
- KDCA runway 19
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