Unstable approach — ACA1069
CYVR · 132026-05-21 03:07 UTC· KRDU → CYVR· Air Canada· BCS3
ACA1069 (Air Canada) was operating from KRDU to CYVR on 2026-05-21. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) on runway 13 at 03:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1084 ft AGL, 124 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 4 kt wind, 4 kt crosswind component, 48,280 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)- SECURITY6/4348 2026-03-08 07:00Z – 2026-11-01 06:59Z SFC–2,400 ft
GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3475 2026-03-08 09:00Z – 2026-11-01 09:59Z SFC–180 ft
BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/5797 2026-04-03 00:01Z – 2026-09-28 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, April 2, 2026 through Monday, September 28, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9216 2026-05-11 12:00Z – 2026-05-26 02:00Z SFC–9,000 ft
51NM SW BILLINGS, MT, Monday, May 11, 2026 through Tuesday, May 26, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0607 2026-05-15 14:00Z – 2026-05-28 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
30NM SW NEPHI, UT, Friday, May 15, 2026 through Thursday, May 28, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0836 2026-05-16 11:00Z – 2026-05-21 02:00Z SFC–4,500 ft
2NM NE TWO HARBORS, MN, Saturday, May 16, 2026 through Thursday, May 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0835 2026-05-16 12:00Z – 2026-05-28 05:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
JACKSON, WY, Saturday, May 16, 2026 through Thursday, May 28, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0909 2026-05-17 11:15Z – 2026-05-21 02:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
18NM N BRAINERD, MN, Sunday, May 17, 2026 through Thursday, May 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/0758 2026-05-18 07:01Z – 2026-05-31 06:59Z SFC–1,499 ft
Concord, CA, Monday, May 18, 2026 through Saturday, May 30, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1358 2026-05-19 00:52Z – 2026-06-02 02:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
5NM S CAMPO, CO, Tuesday, May 19, 2026 through Tuesday, June 2, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1337 2026-05-19 01:30Z – 2026-05-21 01:30Z SFC–6,000 ft
9NM NW ASHLAND, KS, Tuesday, May 19, 2026 through Thursday, May 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1338 2026-05-19 01:30Z – 2026-05-21 01:30Z SFC–6,000 ft
4NM SE MEADE, KS, Tuesday, May 19, 2026 through Thursday, May 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/0837 2026-05-19 15:30Z – 2026-05-21 19:00Z SFC–400 ft
Mountain View, CA, Tuesday, May 19, 2026 through Thursday, May 21, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1501 2026-05-20 15:00Z – 2026-05-23 03:00Z SFC–6,000 ft
50NM NE STOCKTON, CA, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 through Saturday, May 23, 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 13
- 1084 ft AGL at event
- 124 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 4 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 48,280 m visibility
- CYVR 212100Z 28004KT 240V310 30SM SCT170 BKN220 BKN260 13/09 A2992 RMK ACC3CI2CI2 CONTRAILS SLP135
Flight context
- ACA1069
- Air Canada
- BCS3
- KRDU → CYVR
- 2026-05-21 03:07 UTC
- CYVR runway 13
All events on this flight
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