Return to field — N540M

KLUK · 21L

2026-07-21 20:35 UTC· KLUK KLUK· MENARD INC· E135

N540M (Menard) had departed KLUK on 2026-07-21. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (KLUK) on runway 21L at 20:35 UTC. Peak altitude 10,751 ft, turnaround area near Switzerland, US. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 21L
  • 10751 ft AGL at event
  • 347 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 38/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUK 161453Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP258 T02780222 51008

Flight context

  • N540M
  • Menard
  • E135
  • KLUK → KLUK
  • 2026-07-21 20:35 UTC
  • KLUK runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:35:05 UTC · KLUK runway 21L · 10,751 ft AGL · 347 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:33:24 UTC · KLUK runway 25 · 1,616 ft AGL · 140 kt GS

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