Unstable approach — UAL1029
KDEN · 252026-07-06 15:55 UTC· KTUL → KDEN· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B739
UAL1029 (United Airlines) was operating from KTUL to KDEN on 2026-07-06. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Denver International Airport (KDEN) on runway 25 at 15:55 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6525 ft AGL, 184 kt GS. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 4 kt wind, 4 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)- HAZARDS6/1775 2026-06-30 06:00Z – 2026-07-14 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
4NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2597 2026-07-02 04:41Z – 2026-07-16 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
4NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2678 2026-07-06 13:00Z – 2026-07-06 16:00Z SFC–2,000 ft
ARLINGTON, KS, Monday, July 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 25
- 6525 ft AGL at event
- 184 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 4 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KDEN 070453Z 25005KT 10SM SCT150 BKN200 19/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01940028
Flight context
- UAL1029
- United Airlines
- B739
- KTUL → KDEN
- 2026-07-06 15:55 UTC
- KDEN runway 25
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