Return to field — N429GC
KIOW2026-08-07 17:46 UTC· KIOW → KIOW· STATE OF IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA· L29
N429GC (State of Iowa) had departed KIOW on 2026-08-07. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW) at 17:46 UTC. Peak altitude 11,833 ft, turnaround area near Riverside, US. Approach stability score: 27/100. 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
- 11833 ft AGL at event
- 272 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 27/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KIOW 160552Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM FEW110 18/16 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP234 60000 T01830161 10200 20183 402500183 51021 $
Flight context
- N429GC
- State of Iowa
- L29
- KIOW → KIOW
- 2026-08-07 17:46 UTC
- KIOW
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