Return to field — N918LP

KALN · 17

2026-08-10 16:50 UTC· KALN KALN· NEW CHAT AIR LLC· C525

N918LP (NEW Chat AIR) had departed KALN on 2026-08-10. SkyMeter detected a return to field at St Louis Regional Airport (KALN) on runway 17 at 16:50 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL275, turnaround area near Benton, US. Approach stability score: 30/100. 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
  • 27505 ft AGL at event
  • 333 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 30/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KALN 160855Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3017 RMK AO2 T02650225

Flight context

  • N918LP
  • NEW Chat AIR
  • C525
  • KALN → KALN
  • 2026-08-10 16:50 UTC
  • KALN runway 17

All events on this flight

Return to field 16:50:35 UTC · KALN runway 17 · 27,505 ft AGL · 333 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:22:21 UTC · KALN runway 17 · 1,651 ft AGL · 124 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:22:21 UTC · KALN runway 17 · 1,651 ft AGL · 124 kt GS

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