Return to field — N499XX

KEFD · 17R

2026-08-26 14:54 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· RAVN GROUP INC· HAWK

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N499XX (Ravn Group) had departed KEFD on 2026-08-26. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 14:54 UTC. Peak altitude 15,642 ft, turnaround area near West Columbia, US. Approach stability score: 20/100. 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
  • 15642 ft AGL at event
  • 387 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 20/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEFD 161154Z 05003KT 10SM SCT025 26/25 A3012

Flight context

  • N499XX
  • Ravn Group
  • HAWK
  • KEFD → KEFD
  • 2026-08-26 14:54 UTC
  • KEFD runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 14:54:22 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 15,642 ft AGL · 387 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:07:02 UTC · KEFD runway 22 · 1,127 ft AGL · 137 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:07:02 UTC · KEFD runway 22 · 1,127 ft AGL · 137 kt GS

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