Unstable approach — N602AT
KSTS · 142026-07-13 18:01 UTC· WDC EQUIPMENT LLC· C550
N602AT (WDC Equipment) was inbound to KSTS on 2026-07-13. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) on runway 14 at 18:01 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1229 ft AGL, 128 kt GS. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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, 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)- SECURITY6/4060 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Oakland, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4061 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
BERKLEY, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2594 2026-07-02 13:00Z – 2026-07-15 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
23NM S PANACA, NV, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Wednesday, July 15, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7984 2026-07-05 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Oakland, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4554 2026-07-10 02:28Z – 2026-07-17 04:00Z SFC–15,500 ft
8NM E BEAVER, UT, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 17, 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
- 1229 ft AGL at event
- 128 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 36/100
- 3 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KSTS 281753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01610094 10161 20094 51007
Flight context
- N602AT
- WDC Equipment
- C550
- 2026-07-13 18:01 UTC
- KSTS runway 14
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