Return to field — N2YU

KCOS · 17R

2026-09-02 17:46 UTC· KCOS KCOS· CTB AVIATION LLC· EA50

N2YU (CTB Aviation) had departed KCOS on 2026-09-02. SkyMeter detected a return to field at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17R at 17:46 UTC. Peak altitude 9,833 ft, turnaround area near El Paso County, US. Approach stability score: 31/100. 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 17R
  • 9833 ft AGL at event
  • 227 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 31/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KCOS 160654Z 15006KT 10SM BKN110 13/08 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01330078 402170128 $

Flight context

  • N2YU
  • CTB Aviation
  • EA50
  • KCOS → KCOS
  • 2026-09-02 17:46 UTC
  • KCOS runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:46:31 UTC · KCOS runway 17R · 9,833 ft AGL · 227 kt GS
Unstable approach 19:04:18 UTC · KCOS runway 17R · 7,251 ft AGL · 111 kt GS

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