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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1298538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | UMP.Airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 10 |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR flight plan to ump and in contact with ATC at the time of the incident. Descending through 3;200 MSL; heading 180 degrees and around 4 miles northeast from ump; a disc shaped object approx. 16 inches to 2 feet across passed within 100 feet of my right wing tip and was at or very close to my altitude. The object passed very quickly; but I had time to point it out to my wife (acting as co-pilot at the time. She holds a private pilot certificate and is IFR rated and current. Approx. 1;000 hours as pilot in command). It was the opinion of both of us that the object must be a drone and not a balloon or kite. I advised ATC of the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot reported a near miss with a UAS while descending through 3;200 feet on an IFR flight to UMP.
Narrative: I was on an IFR flight plan to UMP and in contact with ATC at the time of the incident. Descending through 3;200 MSL; heading 180 degrees and around 4 miles NE from UMP; a disc shaped object approx. 16 inches to 2 feet across passed within 100 feet of my right wing tip and was at or very close to my altitude. The object passed very quickly; but I had time to point it out to my wife (acting as co-pilot at the time. She holds a private pilot certificate and is IFR rated and current. Approx. 1;000 hours as pilot in command). It was the opinion of both of us that the object must be a drone and not a balloon or kite. I advised ATC of the incident.
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.