Return to field — N907NA

KEFD · 17R

2026-07-20 18:50 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION· T38

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N907NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-07-20. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 18:50 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL484, turnaround area near Matagorda, US. Approach stability score: 19/100. 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)
  • SECURITY6/4068 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    HOUSTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/6787 2026-07-03 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Houston, TX

    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 17R
  • 48476 ft AGL at event
  • 606 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 19/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEFD 170654Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 29/26 A3013

Flight context

  • N907NA
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • T38
  • KEFD → KEFD
  • 2026-07-20 18:50 UTC
  • KEFD runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 18:50:10 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 48,476 ft AGL · 606 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 19:13:25 UTC · · 41,520 ft AGL · 529 kt GS

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