Return to field — N979WC

KCPS

2026-06-16 18:35 UTC· KCPS → KCPS· TECH 15 AIR LLC· C550

N979WC (Tech 15 AIR) had departed KCPS on 2026-06-16. SkyMeter detected a return to field at St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) at 18:35 UTC. Peak altitude 7,442 ft, turnaround area near Valmeyer, 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/4161 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    St, Louis, MO, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    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

  • 7442 ft AGL at event
  • 265 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KCPS 110453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01280111 $

Flight context

  • N979WC
  • Tech 15 AIR
  • C550
  • KCPS → KCPS
  • 2026-06-16 18:35 UTC
  • KCPS

All events on this flight

Return to field 18:35:26 UTC · KCPS · 7,442 ft AGL · 265 kt GS
Unstable approach 19:59:35 UTC · KCPS runway 30L · 1,504 ft AGL · 146 kt GS
Unstable approach 19:59:35 UTC · KCPS runway 30L · 1,504 ft AGL · 146 kt GS

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