Unstable approach — N616CF
KMQS · 112026-06-20 22:35 UTC· KEKM → KMQS· TFO AIRCRAFT II LLC, ESTEY AVIATION LLC, DORCAS HOLDINGS LLC· C525
N616CF (TFO Aircraft II) was operating from KEKM to KMQS on 2026-06-20. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) on runway 11 at 22:35 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1758 ft AGL, 124 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 10 kt wind, 6 kt crosswind component, 12,875 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)- VIP6/9210 2026-06-19 19:45Z – 2026-06-21 23:00Z SFC–17,999 ft
THURMONT, MD, Friday, June 19, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - VIP6/9212 2026-06-19 19:45Z – 2026-06-21 23:00Z SFC–17,999 ft
THURMONT, MD, Friday, June 19, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 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 11
- 1758 ft AGL at event
- 124 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 10 kt wind
- 6 kt crosswind component
- 12,875 m visibility
- METAR KMQS 091035Z AUTO 28005KT 8SM 09/07 A3013 RMK AO2 T00950068 $
Flight context
- N616CF
- TFO Aircraft II
- C525
- KEKM → KMQS
- 2026-06-20 22:35 UTC
- KMQS runway 11
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