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Incidents at KDTW

73 events · last 7 days · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) recorded 73 detected events in the last 7 days. The breakdown: 42 returns to field, 14 unstable approaches, and 1 go-around. SkyMeter classifies these events from raw ADS-B trace data using deterministic detectors: go-around from altitude / vertical-speed reversals after final approach, unstable approach from gate-by-gate stability scoring against per-runway statistical envelopes, and stall / overspeed from broadcast IAS / Mach against per-type speed envelopes. Counts reflect detected events, not adjudicated incidents.

TOTAL
73
last 7 days
↻
GO-AROUNDS
1
missed approach
✕
REJECTED TAKEOFFS
0
aborted on roll
△
UNSTABLE APPROACH
14
stability flag
↺
RETURN TO FIELD
42
commercial · dep=arr
✦
EMERGENCY SQUAWKS
0
7500: 0 · 7600: 0 · 7700: 0

Breakdown by type

Share of total events

TOTAL 73
Go-arounds 1 2%
Rejected TO 0 0%
Unstable approach 14 25%
Return to field 42 74%

What these mean

Quick reference

↻
Go-around: aircraft on final approach aborts the landing and climbs out.
△
Unstable approach: speed/glidepath/configuration outside stable approach criteria.
✕
Rejected takeoff: takeoff abandoned on the runway, usually high-energy braking.
!
Stall: aircraft slowed below the angle-of-attack threshold; stick-shaker / stall-warn fired.
»
Overspeed: flap / gear / Mmo / Vmo limit exceeded; barber-pole alarm.
→
Runway overrun: aircraft passed the far runway end above taxi speed.
═
Long rollout: used >90% of available runway length getting to taxi speed.
◆
Squawk 7500: hijack code transmitted on the transponder. Usually a glitch; rarely real.
⌁
Squawk 7600: lost-communications (NORDO) code. Aircraft can't talk to ATC.
✦
Squawk 7700: general-emergency code. Pilot has declared.
↘
Diverted: landed at an airport other than the scheduled destination.
↺
Return to field: took off, climbed, landed back at the departure airport.

Detection is complicated. ADS-B is imperfect. Gaps, ghost signals, coverage dead zones, missing airport metadata, training patterns, parallel-runway activity, and unfamiliar aircraft types all create false positives. These are signals worth reviewing, not official incident reports.

Recent incidents

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DAL1454
N338NBA319
RWY
27R
10:51 PM
7/27/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,751ft145kt240°/5kt
Replay Analysis
DAL2091
N353NBA319
RWY
27R
11:28 AM
7/26/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,744ft176kt240°/5kt
Replay Analysis
SKW3869
N840SKCRJ9
RWY
21L
6:03 PM
7/24/2026
↻ Go-around
1,349ft159kt110°/4kt
Replay Analysis
DAL1745
N122DNA321
RWY
09L
2:36 PM
7/23/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,750ft141kt360°/5kt
Replay Analysis
SWA1775
N8886CB38M
RWY
09R
1:43 PM
7/23/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,759ft149kt340°/4kt
Replay Analysis
ENY4103
N794JHE170
RWY
09L
1:20 PM
7/23/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,759ft126kt030°/4kt
Replay Analysis
FFT4392
N670FRA21N
RWY
09L
11:13 AM
7/23/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,755ft129kt300°/3kt
Replay Analysis
DAL1865
N364NBA319
RWY
09R
11:03 PM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,756ft163kt270°/8kt
Replay Analysis
UAL1915
N35271B738
RWY
09R
6:08 PM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,770ft156kt010°/8kt
Replay Analysis
SWA507
N8828LB38M
RWY
09R
4:47 PM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,751ft150kt010°/12kt
Replay Analysis
ENY3498
N328DSE75L
RWY
09L
4:35 PM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,765ft131kt330°/5kt
Replay Analysis
DAL1040
N301NBA319
RWY
09L
1:04 PM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,765ft134kt310°/13kt
Replay Analysis
FFT1264
N353FRA20N
RWY
09R
4:13 AM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,756ft127kt329°/13kt G24
Replay Analysis
SKW4166
N897SKCRJ9
RWY
09L
2:23 AM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,784ft148kt323°/12kt G19
Replay Analysis
DAL1407
N335NBA319
RWY
09R
1:57 AM
7/22/2026
△ Unstable approach
1,760ft125kt320°/12kt
Replay Analysis
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