Unstable approach — SKW5494

KAMA · 13

2026-08-19 02:45 UTC· KDEN → KAMA· SKYWEST AIRLINES INC· CRJ7

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SKW5494 (Skywest Airlines) was operating from KDEN to KAMA on 2026-08-19. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (KAMA) on runway 13 at 02:45 UTC. Trace data at the event: 4698 ft AGL, 124 kt GS. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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, 8 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)
  • HAZARDS6/4894 2026-08-13 13:00Z – 2026-08-28 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft

    8NM SE TRINIDAD, CO, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 UTC

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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 13
  • 4698 ft AGL at event
  • 124 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 12 kt wind
  • 8 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KAMA 162053Z 18014G20KT 10SM FEW060 BKN120 29/14 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02940144 56017

Flight context

  • SKW5494
  • Skywest Airlines
  • CRJ7
  • KDEN → KAMA
  • 2026-08-19 02:45 UTC
  • KAMA runway 13

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KAMA