EmergencyDescent — N638TC

2025-10-30 19:07 UTC· KL71 KMHV· NATIONAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL· T38

N638TC (National Test Pilot School) was operating from KL71 to KMHV on 2025-10-30. SkyMeter detected a emergencydescent at 19:07 UTC. Trace data at the event: 33206 ft AGL, 390 kt GS. Approach stability score: 17/100. 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 3 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • 33206 ft AGL at event
  • 390 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 17/100
  • 3 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component

Flight context

  • N638TC
  • National Test Pilot School
  • T38
  • KL71 → KMHV
  • 2025-10-30 19:07 UTC

All events on this flight

EmergencyDescent 19:07:38 UTC · · 33,206 ft AGL · 390 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 19:07:38 UTC · · 33,206 ft AGL · 390 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 19:07:38 UTC · · 33,206 ft AGL · 390 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 19:07:38 UTC · · 33,206 ft AGL · 390 kt GS

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