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A helicopter pilot flying the shoreline near toa at 100 - 300 MSL took evasive action from a uas flying approximately 100 feet above his altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1326887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TOA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Other LAX Shoreline Transition Southbound |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 96 Flight Crew Total 3392 Flight Crew Type 415 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 150 |
Narrative:
Location; distance; altitude; separation and time are approximate.flight was conducted in VMC conditions; with 10+ nm visibility and 15;000+ feet ceilings. Time of the occurrence was approximately early afternoon. No flight plan was filed; however ATC flight following/transition was utilized and requested with lax and torrance tower's while transitioning through the lax bravo airspace and continuing through torrance's class delta; southbound along the shoreline near palos verdes estates at altitudes between 100 - 300 feet MSL. While flying southbound along the coastline of palos verdes estates; approximately 3 - 3 ½ nm west of toa and just north of bluff cove; I encountered/noticed an unmanned aircraft systems (uas)/drone moving from my 10 - 9 o'clock high position at approximately 200 feet horizontal and 150 feet vertically above. Upon noticing and as a safety precaution; I altered my flight path slightly to the right and continued uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A helicopter pilot flying the shoreline near TOA at 100 - 300 MSL took evasive action from a UAS flying approximately 100 feet above his altitude.
Narrative: Location; Distance; Altitude; Separation and Time are Approximate.Flight was conducted in VMC conditions; with 10+ nm visibility and 15;000+ feet ceilings. Time of the occurrence was approximately early afternoon. No flight plan was filed; however ATC flight following/transition was utilized and requested with LAX and Torrance Tower's while transitioning through the LAX Bravo Airspace and continuing through Torrance's Class Delta; southbound along the shoreline near Palos Verdes Estates at altitudes between 100 - 300 feet MSL. While flying southbound along the coastline of Palos Verdes Estates; approximately 3 - 3 ½ nm west of TOA and just north of Bluff Cove; I encountered/noticed an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drone moving from my 10 - 9 o'clock high position at approximately 200 feet horizontal and 150 feet vertically above. Upon noticing and as a safety precaution; I altered my flight path slightly to the right and continued uneventful.
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.