Unstable approach — N561BE

KBIS · 13

2026-05-11 16:12 UTC· BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE· C56X

N561BE (Basin Electric Power Cooperative) was inbound to KBIS on 2026-05-11. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS) on runway 13 at 16:12 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2740 ft AGL, 144 kt GS. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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 18 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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 13
  • 2740 ft AGL at event
  • 144 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 18 kt wind
  • 10 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBIS 161852Z 14013KT 10SM OVC085 18/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01830106

Flight context

  • N561BE
  • Basin Electric Power Cooperative
  • C56X
  • 2026-05-11 16:12 UTC
  • KBIS runway 13

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 16:12:15 UTC · KBIS runway 13 · 2,740 ft AGL · 144 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:12:15 UTC · KBIS runway 13 · 2,740 ft AGL · 144 kt GS

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