Unstable approach — N650JL
KMAF · 16R2026-07-16 21:00 UTC· KHOU → KMAF· TRIAD AVIATION LLC· C650
N650JL (Triad Aviation) was operating from KHOU to KMAF on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Midland International Airport (KMAF) on runway 16R at 21:00 UTC. Trace data at the event: 3952 ft AGL, 175 kt GS. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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 9 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)- SECURITY6/4240 2026-03-08 08:00Z – 2026-11-01 07:00Z SFC–180 ft
SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4030 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
AUSTIN, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4059 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
HOUSTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4068 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
HOUSTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6447 2026-06-09 05:01Z – 2026-07-20 04:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Houston, TX, Tuesday, June 9, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6787 2026-07-03 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Houston, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6783 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Houston, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6820 2026-07-09 11:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
San Antonio, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6838 2026-07-09 11:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Houston, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6155 2026-07-16 16:00Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
0NM W INGRAM, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6156 2026-07-16 16:09Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM SE KERRVILLE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6157 2026-07-16 16:15Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM NW BOERNE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6217 2026-07-16 18:17Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM W INGRAM, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6218 2026-07-16 18:17Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM SE KERRVILLE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5059 2026-07-16 19:00Z – 2026-07-17 00:15Z SFC–1,000 ft
HOUSTON, TX, Thursday, July 16, 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 16R
- 3952 ft AGL at event
- 175 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 41/100
- 9 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KMAF 280053Z 11005KT 10SM CLR 31/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP090 T03060122
Flight context
- N650JL
- Triad Aviation
- C650
- KHOU → KMAF
- 2026-07-16 21:00 UTC
- KMAF runway 16R
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