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BAE125 captain reported being informed by ATC of a drone in the vicinity of the ewr ILS runway 04R before sighting it 500 feet to the right of the localizer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1370944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | BAe 125 Series 800 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
On ILS 04R approach ewr we were informed that a drone was reported in our vicinity. As ATC was telling us this the pm spotted the white drone 500 feet right of our flight path and about 50 feet below us. He reported it to ATC along with the color.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BAE125 Captain reported being informed by ATC of a drone in the vicinity of the EWR ILS Runway 04R before sighting it 500 feet to the right of the localizer.
Narrative: On ILS 04R Approach EWR we were informed that a drone was reported in our vicinity. As ATC was telling us this the PM spotted the white drone 500 feet right of our flight path and about 50 feet below us. He reported it to ATC along with the color.
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.