Unstable approach — JTL35
KAAO · 182026-07-16 22:33 UTC· KSNA → KAAO· SPOTLIGHT CAPITAL LLC· GALX
JTL35 (Spotlight Capital) was operating from KSNA to KAAO on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) on runway 18 at 22:33 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2496 ft AGL, 153 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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, 3 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)- SECURITY6/3996 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3997 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NORMAN, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4022 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4182 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Irvine, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4198 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVINE, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4201 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Dana Point, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3016 2026-07-06 14:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3021 2026-07-06 14:00Z – 2026-07-19 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3372 2026-07-07 02:34Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–16,000 ft
16NM W MONTICELLO, UT, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3339 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3341 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–8,500 ft
9NM S FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3393 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - 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 → - HAZARDS6/4895 2026-07-10 23:19Z – 2026-07-24 23:00Z SFC–10,500 ft
3NM W PIÑON HILLS, CA, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4907 2026-07-11 15:00Z – 2026-07-24 23:00Z SFC–10,500 ft
3NM W PIÑON HILLS, CA, Saturday, July 11, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7833 2026-07-12 17:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Irvine, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5145 2026-07-13 00:57Z – 2026-07-26 07:45Z SFC–8,500 ft
3NM W PIÑON HILLS, CA, Monday, July 13, 2026 through Sunday, July 26, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/3523 2026-07-14 15:00Z – 2026-07-20 06:00Z SFC–400 ft
Pomona, CA, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Monday, July 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 18
- 2496 ft AGL at event
- 153 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 9 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KAAO 161554Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02720217
Flight context
- JTL35
- Spotlight Capital
- GALX
- KSNA → KAAO
- 2026-07-16 22:33 UTC
- KAAO runway 18
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