Unstable approach — N6AL
KBAF · 332026-08-29 16:50 UTC· KEWB → KBAF· TELFEYAN JOHN· GLST
N6AL (Telfeyan John) was operating from KEWB to KBAF on 2026-08-29. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) on runway 33 at 16:50 UTC. Trace data at the event: 883 ft AGL, 92 kt GS. Approach stability score: 26/100. 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 2 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.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/7354 2026-08-28 22:00Z – 2026-08-30 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Foxborough, MA, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 2026 UTC
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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 33
- 883 ft AGL at event
- 92 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 26/100
- 2 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBAF 161453Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC070 19/14 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP276 T01940139 50001
Flight context
- N6AL
- Telfeyan John
- GLST
- KEWB → KBAF
- 2026-08-29 16:50 UTC
- KBAF runway 33
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