Unstable approach — EJA645
KSGR · 172026-08-28 00:21 UTC· 7XS9 → KSGR· NETJETS SALES INC, BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, B-LINE LLC, SMITH BRUCE· C68A
EJA645 (Netjets Sales) was operating from 7XS9 to KSGR on 2026-08-28. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) on runway 17 at 00:21 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1168 ft AGL, 147 kt GS. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 12 kt wind, 3 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)- SECURITY6/7605 2026-08-27 20:05Z – 2026-08-28 19:20Z SFC–2,000 ft
HOUSTON, TX, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - VIP6/7592 2026-08-27 21:30Z – 2026-08-28 19:00Z SFC–17,999 ft
Houston, TX, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - VIP6/8307 2026-08-27 21:30Z – 2026-08-28 19:00Z SFC–17,999 ft
Houston, TX, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - VIP6/8531 2026-08-27 21:30Z – 2026-08-28 19:00Z SFC–17,999 ft
Houston, TX, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 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 17
- 1168 ft AGL at event
- 147 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 12 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KSGR 162053Z 12007KT 10SM BKN050 35/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T03500228 58019
Flight context
- EJA645
- Netjets Sales
- C68A
- 7XS9 → KSGR
- 2026-08-28 00:21 UTC
- KSGR runway 17
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