Unstable approach — AAL3073
KBNA · 132026-07-18 18:52 UTC· AZ42 → KBNA· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· A321
AAL3073 (American Airlines) was operating from AZ42 to KBNA on 2026-07-18. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Nashville International Airport (KBNA) on runway 13 at 18:52 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1697 ft AGL, 159 kt GS. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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, 2 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)- SECURITY6/3954 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
STILLWATER, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3996 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
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 → - SECURITY6/3952 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Stillwater, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3997 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NORMAN, OK, 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 → - SECURITY6/4022 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4025 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
DENTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
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 → - SECURITY6/3948 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z
MESA, AZ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3966 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mesa, AZ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7079 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mesa, AZ
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7078 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mesa, AZ
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6844 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Frisco, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3016 2026-07-06 14:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3339 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3341 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–8,500 ft
9NM S FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3393 2026-07-07 14:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
7NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6784 2026-07-15 13:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Denton, 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
- 1697 ft AGL at event
- 159 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 42/100
- 5 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBNA 170553Z 00000KT 10SM FEW075 27/19 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP243 T02720189 10328 20272 403720239 58004
Flight context
- AAL3073
- American Airlines
- A321
- AZ42 → KBNA
- 2026-07-18 18:52 UTC
- KBNA runway 13
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