Unstable approach — RAX123

KPTK · 09L

2026-08-21 06:57 UTC· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· LJ35

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RAX123 (Royal AIR Freight) was inbound to KPTK on 2026-08-21. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) on runway 09L at 06:57 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2096 ft AGL, 151 kt GS. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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 5 kt wind, 2 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)
  • HAZARDS6/2899 2026-08-08 10:00Z – 2026-08-22 02:00Z SFC–7,000 ft

    13NM N ELY, MN, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6589 2026-08-20 10:00Z – 2026-09-02 02:00Z SFC–5,500 ft

    13NM N ELY, MN, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6625 2026-08-20 10:00Z – 2026-09-02 02:00Z SFC–5,500 ft

    13NM N ELY, MN, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 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 09L
  • 2096 ft AGL at event
  • 151 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 2 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KPTK 161753Z COR 04007KT 10SM OVC019 21/16 A3033 RMK SLP267 60000 T02060156 10206 20189 58002

Flight context

  • RAX123
  • Royal AIR Freight
  • LJ35
  • 2026-08-21 06:57 UTC
  • KPTK runway 09L

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 06:57:56 UTC · KPTK runway 09L · 2,096 ft AGL · 151 kt GS
Unstable approach 06:57:56 UTC · KPTK runway 09L · 2,096 ft AGL · 151 kt GS

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