Unstable approach — TEST123

PADQ · 26

2026-05-18 22:06 UTC· PAL Aerospace Ltd (Provincial Aerospace)· DH8A

TEST123 (PAL Aerospace Ltd (Provincial Aerospace)) was inbound to PADQ on 2026-05-18. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Kodiak Airport (PADQ) on runway 26 at 22:06 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1038 ft AGL, 123 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 7 kt wind, 8,047 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 26
  • 1038 ft AGL at event
  • 123 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 7 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 8,047 m visibility
  • PADQ 130853Z AUTO 31011G18KT 5SM -SN BR OVC025 01/M01 A2942 RMK AO2 SLP962 P0002 60007 T00061006 400220000 58004 $

Flight context

  • TEST123
  • PAL Aerospace Ltd (Provincial Aerospace)
  • DH8A
  • 2026-05-18 22:06 UTC
  • PADQ runway 26

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 22:06:26 UTC · PADQ runway 26 · 1,038 ft AGL · 123 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:06:26 UTC · PADQ runway 26 · 1,038 ft AGL · 123 kt GS

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