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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1438773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TEB.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| 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 | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 362 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
After being cleared direct teb by ny approach; while descending through 3300 ft a drone was observed passing beneath the aircraft by approximately 200-300 ft. Location was 3.5 NM west of teb at approximately 3000 ft. Drone was 3-4 ft of wingspan moving east to west at an indeterminable speed (we were at 180 kts). White in color; no markings. Event reported to ATC. We needed no evasive actions and continued a visual approach to an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported sighting a UAV in the vicinity of TEB at 3;300 feet.
Narrative: After being cleared direct TEB by NY approach; while descending through 3300 ft a drone was observed passing beneath the aircraft by approximately 200-300 ft. Location was 3.5 NM west of TEB at approximately 3000 ft. Drone was 3-4 ft of wingspan moving east to west at an indeterminable speed (we were at 180 kts). White in color; no markings. Event reported to ATC. We needed no evasive actions and continued a visual approach to an uneventful 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.