Return to field — N551GM

KDPA · 20R

2026-05-17 00:00 UTC· KDPA → KDPA· GARY MCGRATH· E55P

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N551GM (Gary McGrath) had departed KDPA on 2026-05-17. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Dupage Airport (KDPA) on runway 20R at 00:00 UTC. Peak altitude 14,387 ft, turnaround area near Thornton, US. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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 20R
  • 14387 ft AGL at event
  • 382 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 42/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KDPA 260552Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 10/08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP274 6//// T01000083 10156 20100 402280083 57003

Flight context

  • N551GM
  • Gary McGrath
  • E55P
  • KDPA → KDPA
  • 2026-05-17 00:00 UTC
  • KDPA runway 20R

All events on this flight

Return to field 00:00:05 UTC · KDPA runway 20R · 14,387 ft AGL · 382 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:17:33 UTC · KDPA runway 20L · 1,865 ft AGL · 144 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:17:33 UTC · KDPA runway 20L · 1,865 ft AGL · 144 kt GS

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