Unstable approach — RAX925
KPTK · 27L2026-08-07 19:07 UTC· KJAC → KPTK· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· FA50
RAX925 (Royal AIR Freight) was operating from KJAC to KPTK on 2026-08-07. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) on runway 27L at 19:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2104 ft AGL, 143 kt GS. Approach stability score: 40/100. 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, 5 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)- HAZARDS6/9566 2026-07-28 17:15Z – 2026-08-11 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
33NM SW PHILIP, SD, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/0460 2026-08-06 13:00Z – 2026-08-17 05:00Z SFC–400 ft
Milwaukee, WI, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Monday, August 17, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2488 2026-08-06 14:00Z – 2026-08-20 05:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
28NM W AFTON, WY, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 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 27L
- 2104 ft AGL at event
- 143 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 40/100
- 6 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KPTK 152253Z COR 12006KT 10SM FEW024 BKN060 OVC100 25/17 A3012 RMK SLP193 T02500167
Flight context
- RAX925
- Royal AIR Freight
- FA50
- KJAC → KPTK
- 2026-08-07 19:07 UTC
- KPTK runway 27L
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