Return to field — N510KA

KVNY · 16R

2026-08-10 15:42 UTC· KVNY KVNY· OC 172 GROUP LLC· C510

N510KA (OC 172 Group) had departed KVNY on 2026-08-10. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) on runway 16R at 15:42 UTC. Peak altitude 4,609 ft, turnaround area near Northridge, 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 16R
  • 4609 ft AGL at event
  • 189 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KVNY 161751Z 17007KT 10SM BKN031 BKN040 23/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02280144 10228 20194 53011 $

Flight context

  • N510KA
  • OC 172 Group
  • C510
  • KVNY → KVNY
  • 2026-08-10 15:42 UTC
  • KVNY runway 16R

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:42:36 UTC · KVNY runway 16R · 4,609 ft AGL · 189 kt GS
Unstable approach 15:57:05 UTC · KVNY runway 16R · 1,925 ft AGL · 126 kt GS

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