B737-800 flight crew reported a near midair collision with a drone at 500 feet AGL during approach to mia runway 9. The quadcopter was pointed out to the flying captain; but no evasive action was required.

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Attributes
ACN	1327730
Time
Date	201601
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MIA.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other RNAV (GPS) Runway 9
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC

Narrative:

On approach to mia runway 9; at approximately 500 AGL; I saw a drone pass our flight path. I pointed it out to the captain; flying pilot. No avoidance maneuvers were necessary. The drone; black and white in color and a quadcopter design; passed from south to north.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 flight crew reported a NMAC with a drone at 500 feet AGL during approach to MIA Runway 9. The quadcopter was pointed out to the flying Captain; but no evasive action was required.

Narrative: On approach to MIA runway 9; at approximately 500 AGL; I saw a drone pass our flight path. I pointed it out to the Captain; flying pilot. No avoidance maneuvers were necessary. The drone; black and white in color and a quadcopter design; passed from south to north.

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.