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GA pilot entering the Y14 traffic pattern at 2;500 ft reported a near miss with a uas which was too high and close to the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1465191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | Y14.Airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22 Flight Crew Total 366 Flight Crew Type 168 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
Entering the left upwind for runway 16 at the lincoln county airport (Y14). As we were passing within the crosswind leg for runway 34; a blue drone was spotted. No evasive action was necessary. However; the drone appeared to be too high and too close for being that close to the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot entering the Y14 traffic pattern at 2;500 ft reported a near miss with a UAS which was too high and close to the airport.
Narrative: Entering the left upwind for runway 16 at the Lincoln County Airport (Y14). As we were passing within the crosswind leg for runway 34; a blue drone was spotted. No evasive action was necessary. However; the drone appeared to be too high and too close for being that close to the airport.
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.