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An air carrier captain on jfk runway 31R final at about 1;000 feet reported two uas aircraft hovering about 200-300 feet away from them and left of the final approach course. Evasive action was not required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1309452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 31R around 1;000 feet MSL; I saw two white drones on the left side of our aircraft appeared to be hovering. I was able to see them clearly so they must have been around 200 to 300 feet away from us. They were typical recreational type drones with four props. We passed them in a few seconds and didn't have to alter the path. I notified the jfk tower immediately. We landed uneventfully.the authorities will have to do something about this 'drone' problem. It is becoming out of control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain on JFK Runway 31R final at about 1;000 feet reported two UAS aircraft hovering about 200-300 feet away from them and left of the final approach course. Evasive action was not required.
Narrative: On final approach to Runway 31R around 1;000 feet MSL; I saw two white drones on the left side of our aircraft appeared to be hovering. I was able to see them clearly so they must have been around 200 to 300 feet away from us. They were typical recreational type drones with four props. We passed them in a few seconds and didn't have to alter the path. I notified the JFK Tower immediately. We landed uneventfully.The authorities will have to do something about this 'drone' problem. It is becoming out of control.
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.