Return to field — N269CR

KPWA · 17L

2026-07-21 12:04 UTC· KPWA KPWA· TEXTRON AVIATION INC· C56X

N269CR (Textron Aviation) had departed KPWA on 2026-07-21. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Wiley Post Airport (KPWA) on runway 17L at 12:04 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL436, turnaround area near Custer County, US. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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 17L
  • 43640 ft AGL at event
  • 481 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 41/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KPWA 161453Z 20010KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP193 T03110189 51011

Flight context

  • N269CR
  • Textron Aviation
  • C56X
  • KPWA → KPWA
  • 2026-07-21 12:04 UTC
  • KPWA runway 17L

All events on this flight

Return to field 12:04:39 UTC · KPWA runway 17L · 43,640 ft AGL · 481 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:04:45 UTC · KPWA runway 35L · 2,387 ft AGL · 138 kt GS

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