Return to field — N852TA

KIWA · 30R

2026-08-04 22:39 UTC· KIWA → KIWA· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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N852TA (TOP Aces) had departed KIWA on 2026-08-04. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA) on runway 30R at 22:39 UTC. Peak altitude 13,502 ft, turnaround area near Eloy, US. Approach stability score: 26/100. 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
  • 13502 ft AGL at event
  • 413 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 26/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIWA 161650Z 16009KT 10SM VCTS SCT080 SCT100 32/20 A3002

Flight context

  • N852TA
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KIWA → KIWA
  • 2026-08-04 22:39 UTC
  • KIWA runway 30R

All events on this flight

Return to field 22:39:12 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 13,502 ft AGL · 413 kt GS
Unstable approach 23:54:58 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 2,520 ft AGL · 183 kt GS

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