Return to field — N852TA

KIWA · 30R

2026-08-06 19:37 UTC· KIWA → KIWA· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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N852TA (TOP Aces) had departed KIWA on 2026-08-06. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA) on runway 30R at 19:37 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL257, turnaround area near Tortolita, US. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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 30R
  • 25765 ft AGL at event
  • 520 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIWA 162150Z 03012KT 10SM -RA BKN046 BKN060 25/22 A3002 RMK LTG DSNT NE.

Flight context

  • N852TA
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KIWA → KIWA
  • 2026-08-06 19:37 UTC
  • KIWA runway 30R

All events on this flight

Return to field 19:37:20 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 25,765 ft AGL · 520 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:45:13 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 2,482 ft AGL · 210 kt GS

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