Unstable approach — UAL2357
KORD · 182026-07-03 22:51 UTC· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B737
UAL2357 (United Airlines) was inbound to KORD on 2026-07-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) on runway 18 at 22:51 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1788 ft AGL, 126 kt GS. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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, 5 kt crosswind component, 6,437 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)- HAZARDS6/0613 2026-06-25 13:00Z – 2026-07-08 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft
27NM SW JACKSON, WY, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Wednesday, July 8, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1781 2026-06-30 15:00Z – 2026-07-14 03:00Z SFC–8,000 ft
9NM NW CRAWFORD, NE, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2268 2026-07-01 13:00Z – 2026-07-14 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft
27NM SE JACKSON, WY, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/0780 2026-07-02 18:00Z – 2026-07-04 02:30Z SFC–15,000 ft
Dubuque, IA, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Saturday, July 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/2315 2026-07-03 16:00Z – 2026-07-05 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
MILWAUKEE, WI, Friday, July 3, 2026 through Saturday, July 4, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/1718 2026-07-03 22:30Z – 2026-07-04 04:15Z SFC–2,000 ft
Box Elder, ND, Friday, July 3, 2026 through Friday, July 3, 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 18
- 1788 ft AGL at event
- 126 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 41/100
- 6 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 6,437 m visibility
- KORD 162051Z 02008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN013 BKN022 OVC040 21/19 A3029 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP254 P0001 60001 T02060189 58002 $
Flight context
- UAL2357
- United Airlines
- B737
- 2026-07-03 22:51 UTC
- KORD runway 18
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