Return to field — N955NA

KEFD · 17R

2026-07-28 16:25 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION· T38

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N955NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-07-28. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 16:25 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL479, turnaround area near Matagorda, US. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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
  • 47988 ft AGL at event
  • 632 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 42/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEFD 170754Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3013

Flight context

  • N955NA
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • T38
  • KEFD → KEFD
  • 2026-07-28 16:25 UTC
  • KEFD runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 16:25:39 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 47,988 ft AGL · 632 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:23:51 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 1,109 ft AGL · 196 kt GS

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