SQL/Oracle: when indexes on multiple columns can be used

create table mytab nologging as (
select mod(rownum, 3) x, rownum  y, mod(rownum, 3) z from all_objects, (select 'x' from user_tables where rownum < 4)
);

create index i on mytab (x, y, z);

exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(ownname=>'DBADMIN',tabname=>'MYTAB', cascade=>true);

set autot trace exp

select * from mytab where y=5000;

Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
   0      SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=1 Card=1 Bytes=10)
   1    0   INDEX (SKIP SCAN) OF 'I' (INDEX) (Cost=1 Card=1 Bytes=10)