Unstable approach — FDX1237
K2M8 · 362026-05-20 05:01 UTC· KLCK → K2M8· FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP· A306
FDX1237 (Federal Express) was operating from KLCK to K2M8 on 2026-05-20. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Charles W. Baker Airport (K2M8) on runway 36 at 05:01 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1337 ft AGL, 136 kt GS. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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 5 kt wind, 5 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 36
- 1337 ft AGL at event
- 136 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 42/100
- 5 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR K2M8 221035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3020 RMK AO2 T00720072 $
Flight context
- FDX1237
- Federal Express
- A306
- KLCK → K2M8
- 2026-05-20 05:01 UTC
- K2M8 runway 36
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