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A pilot on approach to sjc runway 30L near klide at 6;000 ft was told by his passenger their aircraft was passed by a uas traveling north.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1407417 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Sea Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 35 Flight Crew Total 3110 Flight Crew Type 880 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 600 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Adult passenger (non-pilot) in co-pilot seat reported to me that a small drone passed by our aircraft on the starboard side (the drone was heading in a northerly direction). Distance was uncertain. No report of drone was heard while monitoring ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot on approach to SJC Runway 30L near KLIDE at 6;000 ft was told by his passenger their aircraft was passed by a UAS traveling north.
Narrative: Adult passenger (non-pilot) in co-pilot seat reported to me that a small drone passed by our aircraft on the starboard side (the drone was heading in a northerly direction). Distance was uncertain. No report of drone was heard while monitoring ATC.
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.