Unstable approach — N85PF

PHJR · 22R

2026-09-03 04:07 UTC· PHNL PHJR· PACIFIC FLIGHT ACADEMY LLC· SLG4

N85PF (Pacific Flight Academy) was operating from PHNL to PHJR on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Kalaeloa Airport (PHJR) on runway 22R at 04:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 491 ft AGL, 69 kt GS, 0 fpm vertical. Approach stability score: 29/100. 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, 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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 22R
  • 491 ft AGL at event
  • 69 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 29/100
  • 9 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • PHJR 162053Z 07008KT 030V130 10SM SCT038 31/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03110217 50001 $

Flight context

  • N85PF
  • Pacific Flight Academy
  • SLG4
  • PHNL → PHJR
  • 2026-09-03 04:07 UTC
  • PHJR runway 22R

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· PHJR