Unstable approach — N350RT
KBHM · 362026-07-16 22:57 UTC· US-1833 → KBHM· BIG CHIEF AVIATION LLC· B350
N350RT (BIG Chief Aviation) was operating from US-1833 to KBHM on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) on runway 36 at 22:57 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1773 ft AGL, 154 kt GS. Approach stability score: 29/100. 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 10 kt wind, 10 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)- SECURITY6/4909 2026-07-11 12:00Z – 2026-07-16 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
Pell City, AL, Saturday, July 11, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 Local
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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 36
- 1773 ft AGL at event
- 154 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 29/100
- 10 kt wind
- 10 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBHM 161253Z 11005KT 10SM FEW080 FEW250 27/22 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP271 T02670222
Flight context
- N350RT
- BIG Chief Aviation
- B350
- US-1833 → KBHM
- 2026-07-16 22:57 UTC
- KBHM runway 36
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