Unstable approach — SKW4967
KSBA · 252026-06-28 18:20 UTC· KPHX → KSBA· SKYWEST AIRLINES INC· CRJ9
SKW4967 (Skywest Airlines) was operating from KPHX to KSBA on 2026-06-28. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 18:20 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1126 ft AGL, 146 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 7 kt wind, 3 kt crosswind component, 11,265 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)- SECURITY6/4182 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Irvine, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4189 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4197 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
GOLETA, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4198 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVINE, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4201 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Dana Point, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7265 2026-06-12 21:07Z – 2026-07-16 06:29Z SFC–400 ft
Manhattan Beach, CA
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8547 2026-06-16 02:03Z – 2026-06-30 03:00Z SFC–6,000 ft
3.1NM S CALIMESA, CA, Tuesday, June 16, 2026 through Tuesday, June 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8709 2026-06-16 17:25Z – 2026-06-29 00:15Z SFC–6,000 ft
3.1NM S CALIMESA, CA, Tuesday, June 16, 2026 through Monday, June 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/9280 2026-06-25 19:00Z – 2026-06-29 01:00Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Monday, June 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/9684 2026-06-25 19:00Z – 2026-06-29 01:00Z SFC–400 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Monday, June 29, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/0306 2026-06-28 16:00Z – 2026-06-29 01:00Z SFC–3,000 ft
Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, June 28, 2026 through Sunday, June 28, 2026 Local
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 25
- 1126 ft AGL at event
- 146 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 7 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 11,265 m visibility
- KSBA 081640Z 18004KT 7SM SCT006 21/18 A2987 RMK AO2 T02060178
Flight context
- SKW4967
- Skywest Airlines
- CRJ9
- KPHX → KSBA
- 2026-06-28 18:20 UTC
- KSBA runway 25
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