Unstable approach — N145EA
KCOS · 17R2026-07-16 20:35 UTC· TOTAL ECLIPSE LLC· EA50
N145EA (Total Eclipse) was inbound to KCOS on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17R at 20:35 UTC. Trace data at the event: 7243 ft AGL, 129 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 7 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)- HAZARDS6/2942 2026-07-05 12:00Z – 2026-07-19 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
2NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Sunday, July 5, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3007 2026-07-06 12:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
1NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3274 2026-07-07 00:35Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
1NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4562 2026-07-10 12:00Z – 2026-07-24 05:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
3NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Friday, July 10, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 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 17R
- 7243 ft AGL at event
- 129 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 7 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KCOS 290654Z 00000KT 10SM FEW007 FEW012 BKN120 BKN170 17/16 A3025 RMK AO2 RAE0559 SLP145 P0000 T01720161 403060172 $
Flight context
- N145EA
- Total Eclipse
- EA50
- 2026-07-16 20:35 UTC
- KCOS runway 17R
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