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A PA-44 crew reported a near midair collision with a drone beneath phx class B airspace after departing ffz.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1270375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| 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 | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
We were climbing out on the departure approximately 4 miles south of ffz climbing through 3;300. The student in the back right seat reported seeing a bright red circular drone about 3 feet in diameter pass approximately 50 feet below us on the right side. I did not see it personally but we reported it to ffz tower with location and description. It was a bright red in color.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-44 crew reported a NMAC with a drone beneath PHX Class B airspace after departing FFZ.
Narrative: We were climbing out on the departure approximately 4 miles south of FFZ climbing through 3;300. The Student in the back right seat reported seeing a bright red circular drone about 3 feet in diameter pass approximately 50 feet below us on the right side. I did not see it personally but we reported it to FFZ Tower with location and description. It was a bright red in color.
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.