Unstable approach — N7035Q

KAVQ · 30

2026-04-16 00:23 UTC· EARLY BIRD AVIATION LLC· C172

N7035Q (Early Bird Aviation) was inbound to KAVQ on 2026-04-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ) on runway 30 at 00:23 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2547 ft AGL, 72 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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, 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 30
  • 2547 ft AGL at event
  • 72 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 6 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KAVQ 161635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW080 30/19 A3005 RMK AO2

Flight context

  • N7035Q
  • Early Bird Aviation
  • C172
  • 2026-04-16 00:23 UTC
  • KAVQ runway 30

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:23:05 UTC · KAVQ runway 30 · 2,547 ft AGL · 72 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:23:05 UTC · KAVQ runway 30 · 2,547 ft AGL · 72 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KAVQ