Unstable approach — N793US
KPVU · 132026-05-12 18:19 UTC· UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY· DA40
N793US (Utah Valley University) was inbound to KPVU on 2026-05-12. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU) on runway 13 at 18:19 UTC. Trace data at the event: 5047 ft AGL, 79 kt GS. Approach stability score: 40/100. 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 4 kt wind, 4 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 13
- 5047 ft AGL at event
- 79 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 40/100
- 4 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KPVU 162356Z 13017G25KT 10SM SCT070 SCT200 27/12 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 13026/2337 SLP123 60000 T02720117 10300 20239 55010
Flight context
- N793US
- Utah Valley University
- DA40
- 2026-05-12 18:19 UTC
- KPVU runway 13
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