Crj captain reported sighting of a nearby uav while on short final to lga runway 22.

Attributes
ACN	1462943
Time
Date	201706
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	LGA.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final 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 Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Object
Miss Distance	Vertical 200

Narrative:

On short final to [lga] runway 22; we overflew a quadcopter (drone) at 700 feet AGL. I was PF and the drone passed underneath us at what I estimated to be 200 feet below the aircraft or 500 ft AGL. It was traveling from the southwest to the northeast under the nose of the aircraft.while several miles out on final I noticed a white 2 story boat in the east river about 1 mile from the approach end of runway 22 directly on the centerline; and not moving. I spotted the drone at 700 ft and reported it to tower. Immediately after making the call; the boat started its engines and began to move off centerline at a rapid pace. The boat traveled in a northeast heading. Shortly after this; the boat disappeared under the nose of the aircraft and we landed at lga.upon landing I reported what we observed with the boat; and aircraft directly behind us confirmed our sightings as well. Which was that the boat began to move immediately after I reported the drone sighting. I received the tower number; called them after we parked at the gate; and was informed that the drone operators had been apprehended by law enforcement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ Captain reported sighting of a nearby UAV while on short final to LGA Runway 22.

Narrative: On short final to [LGA] RWY 22; we overflew a quadcopter (drone) at 700 feet AGL. I was PF and the drone passed underneath us at what I estimated to be 200 feet below the aircraft or 500 ft AGL. It was traveling from the SW to the NE under the nose of the aircraft.While several miles out on final I noticed a white 2 story boat in the East River about 1 mile from the approach end of RWY 22 directly on the centerline; and not moving. I spotted the drone at 700 ft and reported it to Tower. Immediately after making the call; the boat started its engines and began to move off centerline at a rapid pace. The boat traveled in a NE heading. Shortly after this; the boat disappeared under the nose of the aircraft and we landed at LGA.Upon landing I reported what we observed with the boat; and aircraft directly behind us confirmed our sightings as well. Which was that the boat began to move immediately after I reported the drone sighting. I received the Tower number; called them after we parked at the gate; and was informed that the drone operators had been apprehended by law enforcement.

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