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The pilot of a single engine transport aircraft reported seeing a uav while on final approach to phx runway 25L. No evasive action was required and; after reporting the sighting to the tower; he landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1369666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
While approaching 25L at phx I encountered a drone at approximately 500-700 feet AGL. I made a radio call to the tower reporting it; and the tower replied that they could also see it visually. It appeared to be about 50 feet high and to the right of the airplane. It was black; with 4 motors. Roughly the size of a microwave. I did not have to take evasive action; and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a single engine transport aircraft reported seeing a UAV while on final approach to PHX Runway 25L. No evasive action was required and; after reporting the sighting to the Tower; he landed without incident.
Narrative: While approaching 25L at PHX I encountered a drone at approximately 500-700 feet AGL. I made a radio call to the tower reporting it; and the tower replied that they could also see it visually. It appeared to be about 50 feet high and to the right of the airplane. It was black; with 4 motors. Roughly the size of a microwave. I did not have to take evasive action; and landed without 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.