Unstable approach — N280PD

KPDK · 3R

2026-05-17 23:33 UTC· KAPF → KPDK· DE210 LLC· G280

N280PD (De210) was operating from KAPF to KPDK on 2026-05-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at DeKalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK) on runway 3R at 23:33 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2114 ft AGL, 115 kt GS. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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 6 kt wind, 5 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)
  • HAZARDS6/9916 2026-05-13 12:00Z – 2026-05-22 01:30Z SFC–2,000 ft

    27NM E OF WAYCROSS, GA, Wednesday, May 13, 2026 through Friday, May 22, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9917 2026-05-13 12:00Z – 2026-05-22 01:30Z SFC–2,000 ft

    18NM S OF HOMERVILLE, GA, Wednesday, May 13, 2026 through Friday, May 22, 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 3R
  • 2114 ft AGL at event
  • 115 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 41/100
  • 6 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KPDK 230853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP208 T00940056 51007

Flight context

  • N280PD
  • De210
  • G280
  • KAPF → KPDK
  • 2026-05-17 23:33 UTC
  • KPDK runway 3R

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 23:33:46 UTC · KPDK runway 3R · 2,114 ft AGL · 115 kt GS
Unstable approach 23:33:46 UTC · KPDK runway 3R · 2,114 ft AGL · 115 kt GS

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