Unstable approach — CFWZK
CYQQ · 122026-07-26 02:00 UTC· CYVR → CYQQ· Pacific Coastal Airlines Limited· B190
CFWZK (Pacific Coastal Airlines) was operating from CYVR to CYQQ on 2026-07-26. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Comox Valley Airport / CFB Comox (CYQQ) on runway 12 at 02:00 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1139 ft AGL, 130 kt GS. Approach stability score: 30/100. 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 17 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component, 32,187 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 12
- 1139 ft AGL at event
- 130 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 30/100
- 17 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 32,187 m visibility
- CYQQ 162100Z 01008KT 330V030 20SM FEW050 19/11 A3019 RMK CF1 DENSITY ALT 427FT SLP225
Flight context
- CFWZK
- Pacific Coastal Airlines
- B190
- CYVR → CYQQ
- 2026-07-26 02:00 UTC
- CYQQ runway 12
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