Unstable approach — UAL238

UAL238 (United Airlines) was operating from KEWR to LPVL on 2026-06-09. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Vilar de Luz Airfield (LPVL) on runway 16 at 05:52 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1578 ft AGL, 126 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 11 kt wind, 4 kt crosswind component. 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.

• 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

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• SECURITY6/3955 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Smithfield, RI, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/3959 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Boston, MA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/3963 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  FOXBOROUGH, MA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/3969 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Waltham, MA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/3949 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Providence, RI, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/5158 2026-06-05 23:30Z – 2026-06-08 23:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, June 5, 2026 through Monday, June 8, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/5160 2026-06-05 23:30Z – 2026-06-08 23:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, June 5, 2026 through Monday, June 8, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/5358 2026-06-08 22:30Z – 2026-06-09 04:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  NEW YORK, NY, Monday, June 8, 2026 through Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/5359 2026-06-08 22:30Z – 2026-06-09 04:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  NEW YORK, NY, Monday, June 8, 2026 through Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/5157 2026-06-09 02:45Z – 2026-06-09 04:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Monday, June 8, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/6609 2026-06-09 04:07Z – 2026-06-09 05:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  New York, NY

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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.

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