Return to field — N944J

KNEW · 36L

2026-08-25 17:54 UTC· KNEW KNEW· SBJAC LLC· C525

N944J (Sbjac) had departed KNEW on 2026-08-25. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Lakefront Airport (KNEW) on runway 36L at 17:54 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL292, turnaround area near Duck Hill, US. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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 36L
  • 29294 ft AGL at event
  • 363 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KNEW 161753Z 08014KT 10SM FEW024 32/26 A3020 RMK AO1 SLP219 60001 T03170256 10317 20278 58005

Flight context

  • N944J
  • Sbjac
  • C525
  • KNEW → KNEW
  • 2026-08-25 17:54 UTC
  • KNEW runway 36L

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:54:35 UTC · KNEW runway 36L · 29,294 ft AGL · 363 kt GS
Unstable approach 18:29:09 UTC · KNEW runway 36L · 1,106 ft AGL · 143 kt GS
Unstable approach 18:29:09 UTC · KNEW runway 36L · 1,106 ft AGL · 143 kt GS

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