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A pilot departing ffz reported a near miss with a uav at 3;700 feet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1267440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FFZ.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 20 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
On departure with ffz tower; we were 2 NM south of rc park (near apache junction) at 3;700 feet MSL when my student noticed a rc (remote control) helicopter about 300 feet below the aircraft with green/red lights; about 3 feet wide with a black body.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot departing FFZ reported a near miss with a UAV at 3;700 feet.
Narrative: On departure with FFZ Tower; we were 2 NM south of RC park (near Apache Junction) at 3;700 feet MSL when my student noticed a RC (Remote Control) helicopter about 300 feet below the aircraft with green/red lights; about 3 feet wide with a black body.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.