Unstable approach — N88FW
KMSY · 202026-07-28 18:01 UTC· KFPR → KMSY· FW TAILWIND LLC· E50P
N88FW (FW Tailwind) was operating from KFPR to KMSY on 2026-07-28. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) on runway 20 at 18:01 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1088 ft AGL, 119 kt GS. Approach stability score: 35/100. 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, 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)- HAZARDS6/9418 2026-07-28 15:00Z – 2026-07-28 19:00Z SFC–1,000 ft
BARTOW, FL, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 UTC
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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 20
- 1088 ft AGL at event
- 119 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 35/100
- 5 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KMSY 161953Z 07017G23KT 10SM SCT035 SCT100 BKN250 32/24 A3017 RMK AO2 RAB1854E03 SLP219 TCU DSNT NE AND NW P0000 T03220244 $
Flight context
- N88FW
- FW Tailwind
- E50P
- KFPR → KMSY
- 2026-07-28 18:01 UTC
- KMSY runway 20
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