Return to field — N304VS

EGDM · 23

2026-07-17 13:00 UTC· EGDM → EGDM· CALSPAN CORP· LJ25

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N304VS (Calspan) had departed EGDM on 2026-07-17. SkyMeter detected a return to field at MoD Boscombe Down Airport (EGDM) on runway 23 at 13:00 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL194, turnaround area near Overcombe, GB. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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, 9,994 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 23
  • 19430 ft AGL at event
  • 348 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 38/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 9,994 m visibility
  • EGDM 161050Z 27007KT 9999 FEW024 BKN039 17/12 Q1021 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

Flight context

  • N304VS
  • Calspan
  • LJ25
  • EGDM → EGDM
  • 2026-07-17 13:00 UTC
  • EGDM runway 23

All events on this flight

Return to field 13:00:44 UTC · EGDM runway 23 · 19,430 ft AGL · 348 kt GS
Unstable approach 14:49:13 UTC · EGDM runway 17 · 1,241 ft AGL · 158 kt GS

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