Return to field — N926NA

KEFD · 17R

2026-06-25 15:40 UTC· KEFD → KEFD· NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION· WB57

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N926NA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had departed KEFD on 2026-06-25. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Ellington Airport (KEFD) on runway 17R at 15:40 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL478, turnaround area near Refugio, US. Approach stability score: 45/100. 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)
  • SECURITY6/4068 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    HOUSTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4097 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z

    SAN ANTONIO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9459 2026-06-21 05:00Z – 2026-06-28 06:28Z SFC–5,000 ft

    PORT ISABEL, TX, Sunday, June 21, 2026 through Sunday, June 28, 2026 UTC

    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

  • Runway 17R
  • 47883 ft AGL at event
  • 369 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 45/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEFD 090554Z 01003KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A2990

Flight context

  • N926NA
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • WB57
  • KEFD → KEFD
  • 2026-06-25 15:40 UTC
  • KEFD runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:40:37 UTC · KEFD runway 17R · 47,883 ft AGL · 369 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:46:08 UTC · KEFD runway 35R · 1,123 ft AGL · 142 kt GS

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