Unstable approach — N727DP

KLBB · 35L

2026-08-17 12:28 UTC· KEDC KLBB· TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC OWNER TRUSTEE· SW4

N727DP (Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Owner) was operating from KEDC to KLBB on 2026-08-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) on runway 35L at 12:28 UTC. Trace data at the event: 4389 ft AGL, 159 kt GS. Approach stability score: 34/100. 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, 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)
  • SECURITY6/4240 2026-03-08 08:00Z – 2026-11-01 07:00Z SFC–180 ft

    SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/4962 2026-08-13 18:15Z – 2026-08-20 18:00Z SFC–2,000 ft

    YOUNGSPORT, TX, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Thursday, August 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 35L
  • 4389 ft AGL at event
  • 159 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 34/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLBB 162153Z 16012G28KT 10SM FEW050 FEW180 SCT250 31/15 A3021 RMK AO2 PK WND 17028/2151 SLP177 T03110150

Flight context

  • N727DP
  • Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Owner
  • SW4
  • KEDC → KLBB
  • 2026-08-17 12:28 UTC
  • KLBB runway 35L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 12:28:27 UTC · KLBB runway 35L · 4,389 ft AGL · 159 kt GS
Unstable approach 12:28:27 UTC · KLBB runway 35L · 4,389 ft AGL · 159 kt GS

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