Return to field — STK52

KNFW · 18

2026-08-04 17:19 UTC· KNFW → KNFW· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

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STK52 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KNFW on 2026-08-04. SkyMeter detected a return to field at NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field (KNFW) on runway 18 at 17:19 UTC. Peak altitude 17,150 ft, turnaround area near Mineral Wells, 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 18
  • 17150 ft AGL at event
  • 513 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KNFW 161952Z 19012KT 10SM FEW055 37/21 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP188 T03720211 $

Flight context

  • STK52
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KNFW → KNFW
  • 2026-08-04 17:19 UTC
  • KNFW runway 18

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:19:53 UTC · KNFW runway 18 · 17,150 ft AGL · 513 kt GS
Unstable approach 18:28:47 UTC · KNFW runway 18 · 1,736 ft AGL · 192 kt GS

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