Return to field — N974MM

KBCB · 31

2026-07-18 00:00 UTC· KBCB → KBCB· SHELOR INVESTMENTS LLC· C25C

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N974MM (Shelor Investments) had departed KBCB on 2026-07-18. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (KBCB) on runway 31 at 00:00 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL454, turnaround area near Lake Lure, US. Approach stability score: 34/100. 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)
  • SECURITY6/4004 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    CHARLOTTE, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4007 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Charlotte, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    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 31
  • 45496 ft AGL at event
  • 462 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 34/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KBCB 160435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A3042 RMK AO2 T01700165

Flight context

  • N974MM
  • Shelor Investments
  • C25C
  • KBCB → KBCB
  • 2026-07-18 00:00 UTC
  • KBCB runway 31

All events on this flight

Return to field 00:00:14 UTC · KBCB runway 31 · 45,496 ft AGL · 462 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:40:22 UTC · KBCB runway 31 · 3,237 ft AGL · 162 kt GS

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