Unstable approach — N914TA

KSNA · 20L

2026-06-06 00:24 UTC· NILES AIR LLC· C82S

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N914TA (Niles AIR) was inbound to KSNA on 2026-06-06. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (KSNA) on runway 20L at 00:24 UTC. Trace data at the event: 665 ft AGL, 82 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, 1 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)
  • SECURITY6/4182 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 →

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 20L
  • 665 ft AGL at event
  • 82 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 40/100
  • 6 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSNA 161753Z 20005KT 10SM SCT028 BKN039 23/15 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02280150 10228 20206 53012

Flight context

  • N914TA
  • Niles AIR
  • C82S
  • 2026-06-06 00:24 UTC
  • KSNA runway 20L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:24:45 UTC · KSNA runway 20L · 665 ft AGL · 82 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:24:45 UTC · KSNA runway 20R · 665 ft AGL · 82 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:24:45 UTC · KSNA runway 20L · 665 ft AGL · 82 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KSNA