Unstable approach — N575NM
KABQ · 262026-04-17 21:40 UTC· STATE OF NEW MEXICO, GENERAL SERVICES DEPT· BE9L
N575NM (State of NEW Mexico) was inbound to KABQ on 2026-04-17. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) on runway 26 at 21:40 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6434 ft AGL, 121 kt GS. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 19 kt wind, 19 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 26
- 6434 ft AGL at event
- 121 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 39/100
- 19 kt wind
- 19 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KABQ 170352Z 05003KT 10SM BKN130 BKN200 22/16 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220156
Flight context
- N575NM
- State of NEW Mexico
- BE9L
- 2026-04-17 21:40 UTC
- KABQ runway 26
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