Unstable approach — N912SM
KGJT · 292026-07-07 07:28 UTC· KAPA → KGJT· AIR METHODS LLC· BE20
N912SM (AIR Methods) was operating from KAPA to KGJT on 2026-07-07. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT) on runway 29 at 07:28 UTC. Trace data at the event: 5981 ft AGL, 129 kt GS. Approach stability score: 24/100. 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 2 kt wind, 1 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)- HAZARDS6/0277 2026-06-24 12:00Z – 2026-07-08 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
2NM S RIFLE, CO, Wednesday, June 24, 2026 through Wednesday, July 8, 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 → - HAZARDS6/2942 2026-07-05 12:00Z – 2026-07-19 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
2NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Sunday, July 5, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3007 2026-07-06 12:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
1NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Monday, July 6, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3274 2026-07-07 00:35Z – 2026-07-20 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft
1NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 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 29
- 5981 ft AGL at event
- 129 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 24/100
- 2 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KGJT 050130Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR A3025 RMK T0250 MADISHF
Flight context
- N912SM
- AIR Methods
- BE20
- KAPA → KGJT
- 2026-07-07 07:28 UTC
- KGJT runway 29
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