Unstable approach — UAL2168
KLGA · 312026-08-14 01:07 UTC· KDEN → KLGA· WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE· B38M
UAL2168 (Wilmington Trust) was operating from KDEN to KLGA on 2026-08-14. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at La Guardia Airport (KLGA) on runway 31 at 01:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1125 ft AGL, 151 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 7 kt wind, 2 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)- 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
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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 31
- 1125 ft AGL at event
- 151 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 7 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KLGA 170551Z 21004KT 10SM OVC055 24/18 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T02440183 10244 20228 58009
Flight context
- UAL2168
- Wilmington Trust
- B38M
- KDEN → KLGA
- 2026-08-14 01:07 UTC
- KLGA runway 31
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