EmergencyDescent — RAX220

2026-07-16 05:14 UTC· KPTK KMCI· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· LJ35

RAX220 (Royal AIR Freight) was operating from KPTK to KMCI on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a emergencydescent at 05:14 UTC. Trace data at the event: 31299 ft AGL, 501 kt GS. Approach stability score: 31/100. 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 4 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/4118 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    CARMEL, IN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4128 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    WESTFIELD, IN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7205 2026-06-23 21:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Carmel, IN

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7208 2026-06-23 21:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Westfield, IN

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/4323 2026-07-14 22:30Z – 2026-07-16 04:30Z SFC–400 ft

    chicago, IL, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/5591 2026-07-15 17:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Hammond, IN, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 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

  • 31299 ft AGL at event
  • 501 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 31/100
  • 4 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component

Flight context

  • RAX220
  • Royal AIR Freight
  • LJ35
  • KPTK → KMCI
  • 2026-07-16 05:14 UTC

All events on this flight

EmergencyDescent 05:14:45 UTC · · 31,299 ft AGL · 501 kt GS
Unstable approach 05:24:29 UTC · KMCI runway 27 · 2,135 ft AGL · 161 kt GS

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