Unstable approach — N525DE
KTDW · 172026-07-03 00:05 UTC· KGJT → KTDW· A-7 AUSTIN AVIATION LLC, MC6 FAMILY LP· C25B
N525DE (A-7 Austin Aviation) was operating from KGJT to KTDW on 2026-07-03. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Tradewind Airport (KTDW) on runway 17 at 00:05 UTC. Trace data at the event: 4729 ft AGL, 162 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 14 kt wind, 4 kt crosswind component. 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)- HAZARDS6/0608 2026-06-25 13:00Z – 2026-07-09 03:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
15NM W LOS ALAMOS, NM, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Thursday, July 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1130 2026-06-28 06:00Z – 2026-07-12 04:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
22NM N CORTEZ, CO, Sunday, June 28, 2026 through Sunday, July 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1178 2026-06-28 13:31Z – 2026-07-13 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
2NM N OURAY, CO, Sunday, June 28, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1156 2026-06-28 14:00Z – 2026-07-12 03:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
32NM NW TAOS, NM, Sunday, June 28, 2026 through Sunday, July 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1169 2026-06-28 14:00Z – 2026-07-12 03:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
32NM NW TAOS, NM, Sunday, June 28, 2026 through Sunday, July 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1333 2026-06-29 03:06Z – 2026-07-13 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
8NM SW LEADVILLE, CO, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1310 2026-06-29 12:00Z – 2026-07-13 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
2NM N OURAY, CO, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1324 2026-06-29 12:00Z – 2026-07-13 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
18NM N CORTEZ, CO, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1416 2026-06-29 14:37Z – 2026-07-14 04:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
15NM NW CAÑON CITY, CO, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1584 2026-06-29 18:38Z – 2026-07-13 04:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
32NM NW TAOS, NM, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1594 2026-06-29 18:49Z – 2026-07-13 03:00Z SFC–12,500 ft
32NM NW TAOS, NM, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1775 2026-06-30 06:00Z – 2026-07-14 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
4NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2312 2026-07-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-15 04:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
20NM W WALSENBURG, CO, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 through Wednesday, July 15, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2597 2026-07-02 04:41Z – 2026-07-16 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
4NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2667 2026-07-02 15:00Z – 2026-07-16 05:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
18NM N CORTEZ, CO, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 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 17
- 4729 ft AGL at event
- 162 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 14 kt wind
- 4 kt crosswind component
Flight context
- N525DE
- A-7 Austin Aviation
- C25B
- KGJT → KTDW
- 2026-07-03 00:05 UTC
- KTDW runway 17
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