Unstable approach — N227UH
KIWA · 12C2026-09-03 23:42 UTC· U HAUL CO OF OREGON· EA50
N227UH (U Haul Co of Oregon) was inbound to KIWA on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA) on runway 12C at 23:42 UTC. Trace data at the event: 2480 ft AGL, 119 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 9 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)- HAZARDS6/7718 2026-08-25 14:00Z – 2026-09-08 04:00Z SFC–8,000 ft
4.5 NM NE BAGDAD, AZ, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC
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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 12C
- 2480 ft AGL at event
- 119 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 9 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KIWA 170548Z 34012KT 10SM -RA OVC070 24/19 A3005
Flight context
- N227UH
- U Haul Co of Oregon
- EA50
- 2026-09-03 23:42 UTC
- KIWA runway 12C
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