Return to field — N926NA

KEFD · 17R

2026-08-06 15:30 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION· WB57

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N926NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-08-06. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 15:30 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL632, turnaround area near Elk, US. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 17R
  • 63261 ft AGL at event
  • 450 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEFD 162154Z 10010KT 10SM SCT040 33/24 A3010

Flight context

  • N926NA
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • WB57
  • KEFD → KEFD
  • 2026-08-06 15:30 UTC
  • KEFD runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:30:52 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 63,261 ft AGL · 450 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:29:43 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 1,118 ft AGL · 130 kt GS

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