Unstable approach — SKW5659
KORD · 22R2026-08-05 17:22 UTC· SKYWEST AIRLINES INC· E75L
SKW5659 (Skywest Airlines) was inbound to KORD on 2026-08-05. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) on runway 22R at 17:22 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1774 ft AGL, 148 kt GS. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 6 kt wind, 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)- HAZARDS6/8010 2026-07-23 12:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
19NM NE OURAY, CO, Thursday, July 23, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9111 2026-07-28 14:00Z – 2026-08-10 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft
14NM N LOS ALAMOS, NM, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 through Monday, August 10, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9802 2026-07-29 12:00Z – 2026-08-11 04:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
1NM N OURAY, CO, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9885 2026-07-29 12:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
8NM S PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9841 2026-07-29 14:00Z – 2026-08-11 03:00Z SFC–11,500 ft
11NM S CIMARRON, NM, Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Tuesday, August 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0409 2026-07-30 04:00Z – 2026-08-12 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
9NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Wednesday, August 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0882 2026-08-02 04:00Z – 2026-08-15 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
8NM S PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0876 2026-08-02 14:00Z – 2026-08-09 02:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
30NM NW ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1462 2026-08-04 13:00Z – 2026-09-01 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
20NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2205 2026-08-05 17:05Z – 2026-08-06 03:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
13NM N SANTA FE, NM, Wednesday, August 5, 2026 through Thursday, August 6, 2026 UTC
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 22R
- 1774 ft AGL at event
- 148 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 6 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KORD 161851Z 02008KT 10SM BKN025 BKN034 OVC120 23/18 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP256 T02330178 $
Flight context
- SKW5659
- Skywest Airlines
- E75L
- 2026-08-05 17:22 UTC
- KORD runway 22R
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