VAR969 (AVA) had departed KGYR on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR) on runway 21 at 17:08 UTC. Peak altitude 7,970 ft, turnaround area near Ehrenberg, 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 21
- 7970 ft AGL at event
- 173 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 36/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KGYR 050347Z 25006KT 10SM SCT070 35/14 A2983 RMK LAST
Flight context
- VAR969
- AVA
- A332
- KGYR → KGYR
- 2026-09-01 17:08 UTC
- KGYR runway 21
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