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A319 captain on approach to ord runway 28C at 2;400 feet reported a uav at 3;000 feet one mile prior to seika.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1390632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 483 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 600 |
Narrative:
A beach ball sized drone flew overhead traveling in the opposite direction of our approach course. At approximately 1 mile prior to seika; 28C FAF; and 2400 MSL; a silver reflective drone was sighted above and to the right of our position. It was travel[ing] in a ene direction at about 3000. It was never a conflict to our flight path. Both approach control and ord tower were advised at the time of the sighting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain on approach to ORD Runway 28C at 2;400 feet reported a UAV at 3;000 feet one mile prior to SEIKA.
Narrative: A beach ball sized drone flew overhead traveling in the opposite direction of our approach course. At approximately 1 mile prior to SEIKA; 28C FAF; and 2400 MSL; a silver reflective drone was sighted above and to the right of our position. It was travel[ing] in a ENE direction at about 3000. It was never a conflict to our flight path. Both Approach Control and ORD tower were advised at the time of the sighting.
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.