Return to field — N924NA

KEFD · 17R

2026-08-18 15:59 UTC· KEFD KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION· T38

N924NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-08-18. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 15:59 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL475, turnaround area near Brazoria, US. Approach stability score: 9/100. 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
  • 47522 ft AGL at event
  • 698 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 9/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEFD 162254Z 10010KT 10SM SCT040 32/24 A3009

Flight context

  • N924NA
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • T38
  • KEFD → KEFD
  • 2026-08-18 15:59 UTC
  • KEFD runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:59:07 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 47,522 ft AGL · 698 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 16:11:54 UTC · · 47,290 ft AGL · 571 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:47:50 UTC · KEFD runway 22 · 1,119 ft AGL · 189 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 16:11:54 UTC · · 47,290 ft AGL · 571 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:47:50 UTC · KEFD runway 22 · 1,119 ft AGL · 189 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 16:11:54 UTC · · 47,290 ft AGL · 571 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:47:50 UTC · KEFD runway 22 · 1,119 ft AGL · 189 kt GS

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