Unstable approach — N97DQ
K3C8 · 052026-07-10 20:06 UTC· DUQUESNE GLOBAL LLC· GL7T
N97DQ (Duquesne Global) was inbound to K3C8 on 2026-07-10. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Calverton Executive Airpark (K3C8) on runway 05 at 20:06 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1176 ft AGL, 164 kt GS. Approach stability score: 32/100. 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, 9 kt crosswind component. 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)- SECURITY5/2811 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–1,000 ft
NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4167 2026-06-01 06:00Z – 2026-07-21 05:59Z SFC–400 ft
Salt Lake City, UT, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/9462 2026-06-24 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:29Z SFC–400 ft
Montclair, NJ, Wednesday, June 24, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
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 → - SECURITY6/7862 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 05:59Z SFC–400 ft
Salt Lake City, UT
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4402 2026-07-09 19:27Z – 2026-07-11 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft
86NM NE ELKO, NV, Thursday, July 9, 2026 through Saturday, July 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4555 2026-07-10 14:00Z – 2026-07-23 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft
44NM NE WELLS, NV, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/3034 2026-07-10 16:00Z – 2026-07-12 21:00Z SFC–8,000 ft
Geneseo, NY, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Sunday, July 12, 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 05
- 1176 ft AGL at event
- 164 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 32/100
- 9 kt wind
- 9 kt crosswind component
Flight context
- N97DQ
- Duquesne Global
- GL7T
- 2026-07-10 20:06 UTC
- K3C8 runway 05
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