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Corporate jet instructor pilot reported a close uas encounter at about 7;000 ft near the loosn waypoint on the las sitee 1 RNAV arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1456998 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR SITEE1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
Close encounter with uas. I was heads down programming a newly assigned STAR into the FMS when I saw an object that I assumed to be a helium balloon whiz by the left side of the wing in my peripheral vision. The private pilot I was instructing immediately exclaimed 'that was close!' he stated that the object was some sort of multi rotor drone with a center unit around the size of a beer can and had nearly hit us. I immediately reported the incident to ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Corporate jet instructor pilot reported a close UAS encounter at about 7;000 ft near the LOOSN waypoint on the LAS SITEE 1 RNAV Arrival.
Narrative: Close encounter with UAS. I was heads down programming a newly assigned STAR into the FMS when I saw an object that I assumed to be a helium balloon whiz by the left side of the wing in my peripheral vision. The private pilot I was instructing immediately exclaimed 'that was close!' He stated that the object was some sort of multi rotor drone with a center unit around the size of a beer can and had nearly hit us. I immediately reported the incident to 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.