Unstable approach — N543TC

N543TC (Wonderful Orchards) was operating from KFAT to KSMO on 2026-05-08. SkyMeter detected a unstable approach at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) on runway 03 at 01:43 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1291 ft AGL, 110 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 6 kt wind, 9,656 m visibility. An unstable approach is one where the aircraft was outside the runway's normal envelope for at least one gate (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, or IAS) at a defined altitude on final. The flag is advisory. It documents a deviation from the per-runway baseline, not an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

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