Unstable approach — N807SM

KSTS · 14

2026-07-18 01:47 UTC· KUAO → KSTS· AURORA AIR PARTNERS LLC· BE20

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N807SM (Aurora AIR Partners) was operating from KUAO to KSTS on 2026-07-18. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) on runway 14 at 01:47 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1239 ft AGL, 152 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 12 kt wind, 1 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)
  • HAZARDS6/6363 2026-07-17 01:54Z – 2026-07-31 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    20NM NW MEDFORD, OR, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6409 2026-07-17 04:39Z – 2026-07-30 07:00Z SFC–11,000 ft

    10NM SW MOUNT SHASTA, CA, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 30, 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 14
  • 1239 ft AGL at event
  • 152 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 12 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSTS 161853Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01940106

Flight context

  • N807SM
  • Aurora AIR Partners
  • BE20
  • KUAO → KSTS
  • 2026-07-18 01:47 UTC
  • KSTS runway 14

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