Return to field — CUL546

KCOS · 17R

2026-07-01 00:31 UTC· KCOS KCOS· COULSON AVIATION USA INC· C550

CUL546 (Coulson Aviation USA) had departed KCOS on 2026-07-01. SkyMeter detected a return to field at City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17R at 00:31 UTC. Peak altitude 9,249 ft, turnaround area near Fountain, 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, 11,265 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 17R
  • 9249 ft AGL at event
  • 259 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 40/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 11,265 m visibility
  • KCOS 170630Z AUTO 34007KT 7SM -RA SCT032 BKN050 OVC080 15/14 A3043 RMK P0002 T01500140 OCNL LTGICCC SE TS SE MOV NW MADISHF

Flight context

  • CUL546
  • Coulson Aviation USA
  • C550
  • KCOS → KCOS
  • 2026-07-01 00:31 UTC
  • KCOS runway 17R

All events on this flight

Return to field 00:31:40 UTC · KCOS runway 17R · 9,249 ft AGL · 259 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:51:37 UTC · KCOS runway 17R · 7,258 ft AGL · 153 kt GS

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