Return to field — CUL546

KCOS · 17R

2026-07-05 20:27 UTC· KCOS → KCOS· COULSON AVIATION USA INC· C550

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CUL546 (Coulson Aviation USA) had departed KCOS on 2026-07-05. SkyMeter detected a return to field at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17R at 20:27 UTC. Peak altitude 16,313 ft, turnaround area near Park, US. Approach stability score: 40/100. 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • HAZARDS6/1333 2026-06-29 03:06Z – 2026-07-13 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft

    8NM SW LEADVILLE, CO, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/1416 2026-06-29 14:37Z – 2026-07-14 04:00Z SFC–13,500 ft

    15NM NW CAÑON CITY, CO, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/2942 2026-07-05 12:00Z – 2026-07-19 04:00Z SFC–17,000 ft

    2NM W LEADVILLE, CO, Sunday, July 5, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →

SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 17R
  • 16313 ft AGL at event
  • 259 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 40/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KCOS 170154Z 33013KT 10SM BKN090 19/10 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP236 T01890100 $

Flight context

  • CUL546
  • Coulson Aviation USA
  • C550
  • KCOS → KCOS
  • 2026-07-05 20:27 UTC
  • KCOS runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:27:12 UTC · KCOS runway 17R · 16,313 ft AGL · 259 kt GS
Unstable approach 23:19:49 UTC · KCOS runway 35L · 7,253 ft AGL · 145 kt GS

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