PA-28 pilot reports a near midair collision with a uav at 3;800 feet approximately 8 NM east of ffz.

Attributes
ACN	1272916
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	FFZ.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 150 Vertical 100

Narrative:

Flying the departure; at 3;700 feet over the rc superstition air park; I spotted a drone traveling northbound. I was traveling south east bound. It looked like a basketball; with vertical rotors. Was at approximately at 3;800 feet. Black in color. Reported to ffz tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 pilot reports a NMAC with a UAV at 3;800 feet approximately 8 NM east of FFZ.

Narrative: Flying the departure; at 3;700 feet over the RC superstition air park; I spotted a drone traveling northbound. I was traveling south east bound. It looked like a basketball; with vertical rotors. Was at approximately at 3;800 feet. Black in color. Reported to FFZ tower.

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.