Return to field — N334AX

KNTD · 21

2026-07-13 17:54 UTC· KNTD KNTD· HUNTER AVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC· HUNT

N334AX (Hunter Aviation International) had departed KNTD on 2026-07-13. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co) (KNTD) on runway 21 at 17:54 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL334, turnaround area near Los Osos, US. Approach stability score: 16/100. 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, 11,265 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/4192 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Santa Barbara, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4197 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    GOLETA, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7842 2026-06-27 01:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Montecito, CA

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7841 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Goleta, CA

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7843 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Santa Barbara, CA

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7847 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Santa Barbara, CA

    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 21
  • 33417 ft AGL at event
  • 555 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 16/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 11,265 m visibility
  • KNTD 170155Z 27007KT 7SM FEW030 20/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02000161 $

Flight context

  • N334AX
  • Hunter Aviation International
  • HUNT
  • KNTD → KNTD
  • 2026-07-13 17:54 UTC
  • KNTD runway 21

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:54:30 UTC · KNTD runway 21 · 33,417 ft AGL · 555 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 18:52:53 UTC · · 29,565 ft AGL · 470 kt GS

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