Unstable approach — N695AK
PAFA · 20R2026-08-18 00:21 UTC· PAMC → PAFA· ALASCOM INC· C560
N695AK (Alascom) was operating from PAMC to PAFA on 2026-08-18. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) on runway 20R at 00:21 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1406 ft AGL, 136 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 8 kt wind, 9,656 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)- SECURITY6/4925 2026-03-08 10:00Z – 2026-11-01 09:59Z SFC–360 ft
CLEAR, AK, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4926 2026-03-08 10:00Z – 2026-11-01 12:00Z SFC–2,600 ft
CLEAR, AK, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/2117 2026-07-01 00:01Z – 2026-11-01 10:00Z SFC–430 ft
Clear, AK, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
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 20R
- 1406 ft AGL at event
- 136 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 8 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 9,656 m visibility
- PAFA 161453Z 21006KT 6SM -RA BR FEW013 BKN020 OVC048 08/07 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP064 P0004 60007 T00780072 53015 $
Flight context
- N695AK
- Alascom
- C560
- PAMC → PAFA
- 2026-08-18 00:21 UTC
- PAFA runway 20R
All events on this flight
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