Return to field — ATAC55

KNTD · 21

2026-08-31 20:42 UTC· KNTD → KNTD· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

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ATAC55 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KNTD on 2026-08-31. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co) (KNTD) on runway 21 at 20:42 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL394, turnaround area near Avalon, US. Approach stability score: 18/100. 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 0 kt wind, 11,265 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 21
  • 39406 ft AGL at event
  • 719 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 18/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 11,265 m visibility
  • KNTD 161955Z 24010KT 7SM BKN045 24/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02440172 CHINO S VISNO S $

Flight context

  • ATAC55
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KNTD → KNTD
  • 2026-08-31 20:42 UTC
  • KNTD runway 21

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:42:26 UTC · KNTD runway 21 · 39,406 ft AGL · 719 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:50:26 UTC · KNTD runway 27 · 1,158 ft AGL · 181 kt GS

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