Unstable approach — N781VJ

KBZN · 21

2026-09-03 20:26 UTC· KHUT KBZN· SF50

N781VJ was operating from KHUT to KBZN on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Gallatin Field (KBZN) on runway 21 at 20:26 UTC. Trace data at the event: 5505 ft AGL, 170 kt GS. Approach stability score: 37/100. 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 12 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)
  • HAZARDS6/7092 2026-08-22 13:00Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–14,000 ft

    26NM SW PRICE, UT, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7115 2026-08-22 23:30Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft

    41NM E PRICE, UT, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/7463 2026-08-25 12:00Z – 2026-09-08 08:00Z SFC–16,500 ft

    1NM NE OURAY, CO, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8109 2026-08-26 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:30Z SFC–11,000 ft

    32NM SE BILLINGS, MT, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8524 2026-08-27 14:00Z – 2026-09-10 03:30Z SFC–12,500 ft

    18NM SE ENNIS, MT, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Thursday, September 10, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8869 2026-08-28 21:32Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    18NM SW LOVELAND, CO, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9396 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    Bailey, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9645 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    BAILEY, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9646 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    BAILEY, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/0800 2026-09-03 14:50Z – 2026-09-06 02:30Z SFC–14,000 ft

    BAILEY, CO, Thursday, September 3, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →

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 21
  • 5505 ft AGL at event
  • 170 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 37/100
  • 12 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KBZN 161256Z 16008KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00500011 $

Flight context

  • N781VJ
  • SF50
  • KHUT → KBZN
  • 2026-09-03 20:26 UTC
  • KBZN runway 21

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