Return to field — LNG52

KNFW · 17

2026-07-28 15:03 UTC· KNFW KNFW· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

LNG52 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KNFW on 2026-07-28. SkyMeter detected a return to field at NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field (KNFW) on runway 17 at 15:03 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL318, turnaround area near Runaway Bay, US. Approach stability score: 24/100. 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 17
  • 31872 ft AGL at event
  • 580 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 24/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KNFW 161752Z 17010KT 10SM CLR 36/20 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP202 T03610200 58005 $

Flight context

  • LNG52
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KNFW → KNFW
  • 2026-07-28 15:03 UTC
  • KNFW runway 17

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:03:52 UTC · KNFW runway 17 · 31,872 ft AGL · 580 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:39:27 UTC · KNFW runway 17 · 1,740 ft AGL · 198 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:39:27 UTC · KNFW runway 18 · 1,740 ft AGL · 198 kt GS

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