Unstable approach — N906JS
PAHO · 222026-09-02 22:12 UTC· AK18 → PAHO· DESTINATION ALASKA AIR SERVICE LLC· DHC2
N906JS (Destination Alaska AIR Service) was operating from AK18 to PAHO on 2026-09-02. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Homer Airport (PAHO) on runway 22 at 22:12 UTC. Trace data at the event: 542 ft AGL, 83 kt GS. Approach stability score: 45/100. 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, 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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 22
- 542 ft AGL at event
- 83 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 45/100
- 6 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- PAHO 162053Z 23013KT 10SM OVC044 12/07 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 21026/1959 SLP185 T01170067 53013 $
Flight context
- N906JS
- Destination Alaska AIR Service
- DHC2
- AK18 → PAHO
- 2026-09-02 22:12 UTC
- PAHO runway 22
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