Unstable approach — N462DF
KMCC · 162026-06-13 20:19 UTC· KRNM → KMCC· CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION· C130
N462DF (California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection) was operating from KRNM to KMCC on 2026-06-13. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Mc Clellan Airfield (KMCC) on runway 16 at 20:19 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1174 ft AGL, 133 kt GS. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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 3 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)- SECURITY6/4182 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Irvine, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4189 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4192 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Santa Barbara, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4197 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
GOLETA, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4198 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVINE, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4201 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Dana Point, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7765 2026-06-11 22:46Z – 2026-06-13 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
3.8NM NW TRACY, CA, Thursday, June 11, 2026 through Saturday, June 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7265 2026-06-12 21:07Z – 2026-07-16 06:29Z SFC–400 ft
Manhattan Beach, CA
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 16
- 1174 ft AGL at event
- 133 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 3 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KMCC 120655Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2974 RMK AO2
Flight context
- N462DF
- California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection
- C130
- KRNM → KMCC
- 2026-06-13 20:19 UTC
- KMCC runway 16
All events on this flight
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