EmergencyDescent — FLANKER1

2026-08-06 22:06 UTC· KVPS KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16

FLANKER1 (TOP Aces) was operating from KVPS to KVPS on 2026-08-06. SkyMeter detected a emergencydescent at 22:06 UTC. Trace data at the event: 26034 ft AGL, 465 kt GS. Approach stability score: 24/100. 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 5 kt wind, 3 kt crosswind component. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • 26034 ft AGL at event
  • 465 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 24/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 3 kt crosswind component

Flight context

  • FLANKER1
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KVPS → KVPS
  • 2026-08-06 22:06 UTC

All events on this flight

EmergencyDescent 22:06:12 UTC · · 26,034 ft AGL · 465 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:13:36 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 1,177 ft AGL · 191 kt GS
Return to field 21:04:21 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 37,493 ft AGL · 570 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B