Unstable approach — AAL1522
KBNA · 132026-07-16 22:10 UTC· KDFW → KBNA· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· B738
AAL1522 (American Airlines) was operating from KDFW to KBNA on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Nashville International Airport (KBNA) on runway 13 at 22:10 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1692 ft AGL, 153 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 3 kt wind, 1 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)- SECURITY6/3705 2026-05-29 05:00Z – 2026-07-20 08:00Z SFC–400 ft
DALLAS, TX, Friday, May 29, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4134 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
TULSA, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4008 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FRISCO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4009 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FRISCO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4019 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVING, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4119 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NASHVILLE, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4121 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4141 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tulsa, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7972 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7967 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6843 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Frisco, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6844 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Frisco, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4573 2026-07-14 05:01Z – 2026-07-20 04:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Dallas, TX, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6849 2026-07-15 13:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Irving, TX
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 13
- 1692 ft AGL at event
- 153 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 3 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBNA 161853Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT055TCU SCT070 BKN090 36/18 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP248 TCU ALQDS T03560183
Flight context
- AAL1522
- American Airlines
- B738
- KDFW → KBNA
- 2026-07-16 22:10 UTC
- KBNA runway 13
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