D10 TRACON controller reported an aircraft they were vectoring reported a near miss with a drone. Th...

Attributes
ACN	1452404
Time
Date	201705
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	D10.TRACON
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

I was working the final in a south flow. Aircraft X reported a near miss with a drone passing 100 feet above him on the downwind into the airport. Aircraft Y was on a downwind and slightly behind and to the east. In dealing with the supervisor and trying to spread the word about the drone inside the class B airspace in a place that mulitple secotrs can use through pre-arranged coordination. I thought that I had descended aircraft X to 3000 feet; I turned aircraft Y westbound to base leg behind aircraft X. I in fact did not descend aircraft X; I left him at 4000 feet. When I noticed what had happened I descended and turned both aircraft away from each other. Both landed without incident. Make flying a drone in controlled airspace stricter penalties. Had the drone not been there my workload would not have gone through the roof trying to keep aircraft away from the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: D10 TRACON Controller reported an aircraft they were vectoring reported a near miss with a drone. The drone distraction and added coordination were cited as contributing to another airborne conflict between two manned aircraft.

Narrative: I was working the final in a south flow. Aircraft X reported a near miss with a drone passing 100 feet above him on the downwind into the airport. Aircraft Y was on a downwind and slightly behind and to the east. In dealing with the supervisor and trying to spread the word about the drone inside the class B airspace in a place that mulitple secotrs can use through pre-arranged coordination. I thought that I had descended Aircraft X to 3000 feet; I turned Aircraft Y westbound to base leg behind Aircraft X. I in fact did not descend AircraFT X; I left him at 4000 feet. When I noticed what had happened I descended and turned both aircraft away from each other. Both landed without incident. Make flying a drone in controlled airspace stricter penalties. Had the drone not been there my workload would not have gone through the roof trying to keep aircraft away from the area.

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D10 TRACON controller reported an aircraft they were vectoring reported a near miss with a drone. The drone distraction and added coordination were cited as contributing to another airborne conflict between two manned aircraft.