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A small aircraft pilot in cruise at 7;000 ft 10 miles northeast of jfk reported a near miss with a uav.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1354887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 57 Flight Crew Total 622 Flight Crew Type 330 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
Flying in level cruise flight at 7000 feet; on a heading of 060; at 155 kts IAS; 10 miles northeast of jfk; we spot a small white object ahead; slightly below; and to the right of our plane. We are closing fast yet clearly saw that it was a drone/white quadcopter with a white light. When we passed the drone (approximately 5-10 seconds later); it was 100 feet horizontally from our right wing and 50 feet below us. We were unable to tell the direction it was flying. It was clearly a close call. We notified jfk approach; he warned other aircraft in the area; and gave us a number to call upon landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A small aircraft pilot in cruise at 7;000 ft 10 miles northeast of JFK reported a near miss with a UAV.
Narrative: Flying in level cruise flight at 7000 feet; on a heading of 060; at 155 Kts IAS; 10 miles NE of JFK; we spot a small white object ahead; slightly below; and to the right of our plane. We are closing fast yet clearly saw that it was a drone/white quadcopter with a white light. When we passed the drone (approximately 5-10 seconds later); it was 100 feet horizontally from our right wing and 50 feet below us. We were unable to tell the direction it was flying. It was clearly a close call. We notified JFK Approach; he warned other aircraft in the area; and gave us a number to call upon landing.
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.