Return to field — N459AA

KHYI · 17

2026-07-10 16:16 UTC· KHYI → KHYI· SCOTT SYKES· MD82

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N459AA (Scott Sykes) had departed KHYI on 2026-07-10. SkyMeter detected a return to field at San Marcos Regional Airport (KHYI) on runway 17 at 16:16 UTC. Peak altitude 9,139 ft, turnaround area near Lockhart, US. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 17
  • 9139 ft AGL at event
  • 181 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 38/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KHYI 292156Z 13010KT 10SM FEW060 34/22 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP074 T03440217

Flight context

  • N459AA
  • Scott Sykes
  • MD82
  • KHYI → KHYI
  • 2026-07-10 16:16 UTC
  • KHYI runway 17

All events on this flight

Return to field 16:16:08 UTC · KHYI runway 17 · 9,139 ft AGL · 181 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:38:57 UTC · KHYI runway 26 · 1,682 ft AGL · 100 kt GS

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