Return to field — N70FA
KSBA · 252026-09-25 23:12 UTC· KSBA → KSBA· APOLLO BAY LLC· C25A
N70FA (Apollo BAY) had departed KSBA on 2026-09-25. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 23:12 UTC. Peak altitude 8,393 ft, turnaround area near Isla Vista, US. 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, 11,265 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 25
- 8393 ft AGL at event
- 274 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 11,265 m visibility
- METAR KSBA 251353Z 00000KT 7SM OVC007 19/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01940178 $
Flight context
- N70FA
- Apollo BAY
- C25A
- KSBA → KSBA
- 2026-09-25 23:12 UTC
- KSBA runway 25
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