Unstable approach — N52531
KSLC · 352026-05-17 17:43 UTC· CSA AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC· C172
N52531 (CSA Aircraft Leasing) was inbound to KSLC on 2026-05-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) on runway 35 at 17:43 UTC. Trace data at the event: 4817 ft AGL, 63 kt GS. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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 9 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 35
- 4817 ft AGL at event
- 63 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 36/100
- 9 kt wind
- 6 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KSLC 161954Z 19015G23KT 10SM FEW085TCU SCT110 BKN250 30/11 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP124 CB DSNT NE AND SE AND NW-N TCU NW T03000106
Flight context
- N52531
- CSA Aircraft Leasing
- C172
- 2026-05-17 17:43 UTC
- KSLC runway 35
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