Return to field — ACES51

KIWA · 30R

2026-07-24 19:49 UTC· KIWA → KIWA· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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ACES51 (TOP Aces) had departed KIWA on 2026-07-24. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport (KIWA) on runway 30R at 19:49 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL290, turnaround area near Superior, US. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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
  • 29031 ft AGL at event
  • 589 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIWA 152050Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 38/12 A3000

Flight context

  • ACES51
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KIWA → KIWA
  • 2026-07-24 19:49 UTC
  • KIWA runway 30R

All events on this flight

Return to field 19:49:22 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 29,031 ft AGL · 589 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:35:42 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 3,639 ft AGL · 176 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:35:42 UTC · KIWA runway 30R · 3,639 ft AGL · 176 kt GS

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