Return to field — N852TA

KIWA · 12L

2026-07-20 17:05 UTC· KIWA → KIWA· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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N852TA (TOP Aces) had departed KIWA on 2026-07-20. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA) on runway 12L at 17:05 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL232, turnaround area near Gold Camp, US. Approach stability score: 35/100. 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/3966 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Mesa, AZ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7079 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Mesa, AZ

    View FAA NOTAM →

SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 12L
  • 23224 ft AGL at event
  • 521 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 35/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIWA 161950Z 07011G22KT 10SM -TSRA BKN100 25/22 A3000 RMK TSB1950 OCNL LTGCG

Flight context

  • N852TA
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KIWA → KIWA
  • 2026-07-20 17:05 UTC
  • KIWA runway 12L

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:05:47 UTC · KIWA runway 12L · 23,224 ft AGL · 521 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:40:45 UTC · KIWA runway 12L · 2,487 ft AGL · 201 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KIWA