Crj-200 captain reported a near midair collision with a uav on a visual approach to jfk runway 22L.

Attributes
ACN	1473457
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	JFK.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual 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)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Vertical 150

Narrative:

We were being vectored for a visual 22L into jfk. Just after crossing the shore of long island at 4000 ft heading 040; speed 250 KIAS about 2-4 miles southwest of frg airport; [the first officer] and I were both heads up because of all the VFR traffic surrounding the airport. It was a beautiful day. That's when something caught my eye passing off the left side of the aircraft. It was only visible for about 3 seconds before it passed about 100-200 ft below us; but it was quite clearly a drone. It was white and shaped like a box. Looked like one of those phantom quadcopters or larger. The first officer did not see it. I reported it to the approach controller and then called to give a more detailed report after we parked at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported a NMAC with a UAV on a visual approach to JFK Runway 22L.

Narrative: We were being vectored for a visual 22L into JFK. Just after crossing the shore of Long Island at 4000 ft heading 040; speed 250 KIAS about 2-4 miles southwest of FRG airport; [the First Officer] and I were both heads up because of all the VFR traffic surrounding the airport. It was a beautiful day. That's when something caught my eye passing off the left side of the aircraft. It was only visible for about 3 seconds before it passed about 100-200 ft below us; but it was quite clearly a drone. It was white and shaped like a box. Looked like one of those phantom quadcopters or larger. The First Officer did not see it. I reported it to the Approach Controller and then called to give a more detailed report after we parked at the gate.

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