Unstable approach — JIA5505

KDCA · 19

2026-07-16 00:32 UTC· KMCI KDCA· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· CRJ7

JIA5505 (American Airlines) was operating from KMCI to KDCA on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19 at 00:32 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1116 ft AGL, 152 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 7 kt wind, 6 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)
  • SECURITY6/4120 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    CINNCINATI, OH, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4125 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    MILFORD, OH, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4151 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Kansas City, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4155 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Riverside, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4157 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4162 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Kansas City, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4206 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Kansas City, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7652 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Riverside, MO

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7650 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Kansas City, MO

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7218 2026-07-09 11:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Cinncinati, OH

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7226 2026-07-09 11:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Milford, OH

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7651 2026-07-09 11:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Prairie Village, KS

    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 19
  • 1116 ft AGL at event
  • 152 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 7 kt wind
  • 6 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KDCA 162052Z 16009KT 10SM FEW250 28/19 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP258 T02830189 56016

Flight context

  • JIA5505
  • American Airlines
  • CRJ7
  • KMCI → KDCA
  • 2026-07-16 00:32 UTC
  • KDCA runway 19

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