Return to field — VAR789

KGYR · 21

2026-08-05 22:05 UTC· KGYR KGYR· PIPER AIRCRAFT INC· A320

VAR789 (Piper Aircraft) had departed KGYR on 2026-08-05. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR) on runway 21 at 22:05 UTC. Peak altitude 8,058 ft, turnaround area near Buckeye, US. Approach stability score: 45/100. 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
  • 8058 ft AGL at event
  • 152 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 45/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KGYR 070347Z 29010G18KT 10SM SCT140 SCT200 BKN250 35/15 A2982 RMK LAST

Flight context

  • VAR789
  • Piper Aircraft
  • A320
  • KGYR → KGYR
  • 2026-08-05 22:05 UTC
  • KGYR runway 21

All events on this flight

Return to field 22:05:00 UTC · KGYR runway 21 · 8,058 ft AGL · 152 kt GS
Unstable approach 23:38:02 UTC · KGYR runway 21 · 2,069 ft AGL · 123 kt GS

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