Return to field — N921NA
KEFD · 17R2026-06-12 13:08 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, C/O RICHARD N CLA· T38
N921NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-06-12. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 13:08 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL455, turnaround area near Hamilton, US. Approach stability score: 12/100. 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)- SECURITY6/4240 2026-03-08 08:00Z – 2026-11-01 07:00Z SFC–180 ft
SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3999 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
ARLINGTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4000 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
MANSFIELD, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4002 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FORT WORTH, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4008 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FRISCO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4009 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FRISCO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4019 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVING, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4025 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
DENTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4030 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
AUSTIN, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4059 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 → - SECURITY6/4068 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 → - SECURITY6/4097 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
SAN ANTONIO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6447 2026-06-09 05:01Z – 2026-07-20 04:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Houston, TX, Tuesday, June 9, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local
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
- 45556 ft AGL at event
- 546 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 12/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KEFD 131854Z 14012G18KT 10SM BKN030 33/24 A2997
Flight context
- N921NA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- T38
- KEFD → KEFD
- 2026-06-12 13:08 UTC
- KEFD runway 17R
All events on this flight
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