Unstable approach — PTR1129

KEWR · 04L

2026-07-29 13:37 UTC· CYTZ → KEWR· Porter Airlines Inc.· DH8D

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PTR1129 (Porter Airlines) was operating from CYTZ to KEWR on 2026-07-29. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) on runway 04L at 13:37 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1135 ft AGL, 127 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 9 kt wind, 9 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)
  • AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/7538 2026-07-28 19:30Z – 2026-08-02 21:00Z SFC–16,000 ft

    Montgomery, NY, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Sunday, August 2, 2026 UTC

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  • AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/7540 2026-07-28 19:30Z – 2026-08-02 21:00Z SFC–16,000 ft

    Montgomery, NY, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Sunday, August 2, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/8398 2026-07-28 19:30Z – 2026-08-02 21:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    Montgomery, NY, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Sunday, August 2, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/8401 2026-07-28 19:30Z – 2026-08-02 21:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    Montgomery, NY, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Sunday, August 2, 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 04L
  • 1135 ft AGL at event
  • 127 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 9 kt wind
  • 9 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEWR 162051Z 14006KT 10SM FEW085 BKN170 BKN250 27/17 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP252 T02670172 56012

Flight context

  • PTR1129
  • Porter Airlines
  • DH8D
  • CYTZ → KEWR
  • 2026-07-29 13:37 UTC
  • KEWR runway 04L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 13:37:22 UTC · KEWR runway 04L · 1,135 ft AGL · 127 kt GS
Unstable approach 13:37:22 UTC · KEWR runway 4L · 1,135 ft AGL · 127 kt GS

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