Unstable approach — AAL1222
KDEN · 252026-08-08 17:14 UTC· KMIA → KDEN· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· B38M
AAL1222 (American Airlines) was operating from KMIA to KDEN on 2026-08-08. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Denver International Airport (KDEN) on runway 25 at 17:14 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6501 ft AGL, 168 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 6 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)- SECURITY5/6914 2025-05-06 23:30Z – 2027-10-18 11:03Z SFC–6,000 ft
South Padre Island, TX, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY5/3678 2026-01-01 05:00Z – 2027-01-01 05:59Z SFC–2,000 ft
Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY5/3679 2026-01-01 05:00Z – 2027-01-01 05:59Z SFC–5,000 ft
Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - 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 → - SECURITY6/0708 2026-08-01 00:01Z – 2027-08-01 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2568 2026-08-06 14:22Z – 2026-08-20 05:00Z SFC–5,000 ft
BROWNSVILLE, TX, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2575 2026-08-06 15:06Z – 2026-08-20 05:00Z SFC–5,000 ft
BROWNSVILLE, TX, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/1710 2026-08-06 21:00Z – 2026-08-10 02:00Z SFC–400 ft
West Chester, OH, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 Local
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 25
- 6501 ft AGL at event
- 168 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 41/100
- 6 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KDEN 162053Z COR 02016G27KT 10SM FEW090 SCT130 BKN220 27/07 A3025 RMK AO2 PK WND 04027/2050 SLP173 T02720067 51006
Flight context
- AAL1222
- American Airlines
- B38M
- KMIA → KDEN
- 2026-08-08 17:14 UTC
- KDEN runway 25
All events on this flight
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