Return to field — N852TA

KIWA · 30R

2026-08-05 20:57 UTC· KIWA → KIWA· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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N852TA (TOP Aces) had departed KIWA on 2026-08-05. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA) on runway 30R at 20:57 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL193, turnaround area near Casa Grande, 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
  • 19382 ft AGL at event
  • 513 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIWA 161358Z 13009KT 10SM SCT110 28/19 A2997

Flight context

  • N852TA
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KIWA → KIWA
  • 2026-08-05 20:57 UTC
  • KIWA runway 30R

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:57:09 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 19,382 ft AGL · 513 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:57:01 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 2,511 ft AGL · 183 kt GS

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