Unstable approach — XEN15

KBZN · 30

2026-08-08 22:02 UTC· KTIW KBZN· WADE AVIATION LLC· F2TH

XEN15 (Wade Aviation) was operating from KTIW to KBZN on 2026-08-08. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Gallatin Field (KBZN) on runway 30 at 22:02 UTC. Trace data at the event: 5509 ft AGL, 148 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 5 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)
  • HAZARDS6/8872 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-09 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    14NM NW MISSOULA, MT, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8886 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-10 07:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM E PENDLETON, OR, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Monday, August 10, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8883 2026-07-27 14:00Z – 2026-08-09 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    23NM SE HAMILTON, MT, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9398 2026-07-28 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    10NM NW MISSOULA, MT, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9399 2026-07-28 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    14NM NW MISSOULA, MT, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9882 2026-07-29 02:39Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    10NM NW MISSOULA, MT, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9883 2026-07-29 02:41Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    13NM NW MISSOULA, MT, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0307 2026-07-30 14:00Z – 2026-08-13 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft

    20NM SE HELENA, MT, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Thursday, August 13, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0574 2026-07-31 14:00Z – 2026-08-13 07:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM E PENDLETON, OR, Friday, July 31, 2026 through Thursday, August 13, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0718 2026-08-01 14:00Z – 2026-08-15 03:00Z SFC–12,500 ft

    36NM SW BUTTE, MT, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0898 2026-08-02 14:00Z – 2026-08-17 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    10NM E HAMILTON, MT, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Monday, August 17, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0901 2026-08-02 14:00Z – 2026-08-17 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    39NM SW BUTTE, MT, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Monday, August 17, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/1040 2026-08-03 04:00Z – 2026-08-16 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    39NM NE PENDLETON, OR, Monday, August 3, 2026 through Sunday, August 16, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/1474 2026-08-04 14:00Z – 2026-08-18 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    34NM SW BUTTE, MT, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, August 18, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/1479 2026-08-04 14:00Z – 2026-08-18 05:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    20NM N ENTERPRISE, OR, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, August 18, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/1982 2026-08-05 14:00Z – 2026-08-20 03:00Z SFC–9,500 ft

    20NM N ENTERPRISE, OR, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2313 2026-08-05 20:36Z – 2026-08-20 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    34NM SW BUTTE, MT, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2696 2026-08-06 19:30Z – 2026-08-21 03:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM NE VANCOUVER, WA, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2750 2026-08-07 00:45Z – 2026-08-22 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    17NM NW CLE ELUM, WA, Friday, August 7, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2901 2026-08-08 00:45Z – 2026-08-21 05:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SE TACOMA, WA, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2924 2026-08-08 05:00Z – 2026-08-22 05:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    24NM NE VANCOUVER, WA, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/3041 2026-08-08 17:46Z – 2026-08-23 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    36NM SW BUTTE, MT, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 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 30
  • 5509 ft AGL at event
  • 148 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBZN 161656Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01280056 $

Flight context

  • XEN15
  • Wade Aviation
  • F2TH
  • KTIW → KBZN
  • 2026-08-08 22:02 UTC
  • KBZN runway 30

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 22:02:11 UTC · KBZN runway 30 · 5,509 ft AGL · 148 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:02:11 UTC · KBZN runway 30 · 5,509 ft AGL · 148 kt GS

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