Return to field — N339ZA

KIOW · 25

2026-06-24 15:33 UTC· KIOW → KIOW· STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA· L39

N339ZA (State University of Iowa) had departed KIOW on 2026-06-24. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) on runway 25 at 15:33 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL223, turnaround area near Winfield, 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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 25
  • 22347 ft AGL at event
  • 333 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KIOW 091252Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM BKN110 15/14 A3008 RMK AO2 RAE31 PRESFR SLP184 P0005 T01500144

Flight context

  • N339ZA
  • State University of Iowa
  • L39
  • KIOW → KIOW
  • 2026-06-24 15:33 UTC
  • KIOW runway 25

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:33:31 UTC · KIOW runway 25 · 22,347 ft AGL · 333 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:36:01 UTC · KIOW runway 25 · 1,794 ft AGL · 160 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:36:01 UTC · KIOW runway 25 · 1,794 ft AGL · 160 kt GS

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