Unstable approach — N822SA
KCRQ · 242026-04-04 00:35 UTC· PUGHS AIR WEST LLC· DA42
N822SA (Pughs AIR West) was inbound to KCRQ on 2026-04-04. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) on runway 24 at 00:35 UTC. Trace data at the event: 945 ft AGL, 97 kt GS. Approach stability score: 52/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 5 kt wind, 4 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)- SECURITY5/0601 2025-11-30 19:00Z – 2026-05-31 18:59Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, November 30, 2025 through Sunday, May 31, 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 24
- 945 ft AGL at event
- 97 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 52/100
- 5 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KCRQ 161953Z 23011G16KT 10SM BKN033 23/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02330139
Flight context
- N822SA
- Pughs AIR West
- DA42
- 2026-04-04 00:35 UTC
- KCRQ runway 24
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