Unstable approach — N920T

KHIO · 02

2026-04-14 01:23 UTC· THOM DANIEL STEPHEN· BE35

N920T (Thom Daniel Stephen) was inbound to KHIO on 2026-04-14. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) on runway 02 at 01:23 UTC. Trace data at the event: 774 ft AGL, 102 kt GS. Approach stability score: 25/100. 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 8 kt wind, 3 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 02
  • 774 ft AGL at event
  • 102 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 25/100
  • 8 kt wind
  • 3 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KHIO 161353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00890083

Flight context

  • N920T
  • Thom Daniel Stephen
  • BE35
  • 2026-04-14 01:23 UTC
  • KHIO runway 02

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 01:23:22 UTC · KHIO runway 02 · 774 ft AGL · 102 kt GS
Unstable approach 01:23:22 UTC · KHIO runway 02 · 774 ft AGL · 102 kt GS

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