Return to field — VAR789

KGYR · 03

2026-08-13 17:10 UTC· KGYR → KGYR· PIPER AIRCRAFT INC· A320

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VAR789 (Piper Aircraft) had departed KGYR on 2026-08-13. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR) on runway 03 at 17:10 UTC. Peak altitude 7,572 ft, turnaround area near Buckeye, US. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 03
  • 7572 ft AGL at event
  • 163 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KGYR 152255Z 12012KT 10SM SCT100 BKN250 38/18 A2980

Flight context

  • VAR789
  • Piper Aircraft
  • A320
  • KGYR → KGYR
  • 2026-08-13 17:10 UTC
  • KGYR runway 03

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:10:54 UTC · KGYR runway 03 · 7,572 ft AGL · 163 kt GS
Unstable approach 18:47:14 UTC · KGYR runway 03 · 2,063 ft AGL · 107 kt GS
Unstable approach 18:47:14 UTC · KGYR runway 03 · 2,063 ft AGL · 107 kt GS

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