Unstable approach — SWA502
KORL · 252026-07-08 17:33 UTC· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B38M
SWA502 (Southwest Airlines) was inbound to KORL on 2026-07-08. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) on runway 25 at 17:33 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1208 ft AGL, 157 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 2 kt wind, 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)- SECURITY6/4153 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tampa, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4156 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
TAMPA, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/0299 2026-06-26 04:00Z – 2026-10-18 03:59Z SFC–5,000 ft
Key West, FL, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/1796 2026-07-02 04:00Z – 2026-07-10 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
OCHOPPEE, FL, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 9, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7880 2026-07-05 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tampa, FL
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7881 2026-07-05 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tampa, FL
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
- 1208 ft AGL at event
- 157 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 2 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KORL 302353Z 15010G16KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 60000 T02560217 10306 20250 51012
Flight context
- SWA502
- Southwest Airlines
- B38M
- 2026-07-08 17:33 UTC
- KORL runway 25
All events on this flight
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