Return to field — N961NA
KEFD · 17R2026-08-24 16:29 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, C/O RICHARD N CLA· T38
N961NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-08-24. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 16:29 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL278, turnaround area near Sweeny, US. Approach stability score: 20/100. 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 17R
- 27841 ft AGL at event
- 521 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 20/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KEFD 170454Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3013
Flight context
- N961NA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- T38
- KEFD → KEFD
- 2026-08-24 16:29 UTC
- KEFD runway 17R
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