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Air carrier flight crew reported a close encounter with a 'fixed wing drone' at 4000 ft while on left downwind to runway 22 at lga.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1489568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201710 |
| 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 | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial 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) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 30 |
Narrative:
During a flight to lga while we were on the left downwind to runway 22 approximately abeam lga at 4000 ft; the first officer spotted what appeared to be a fixed wing drone pass within 30 ft of the aircraft by his estimate. The crew immediately reported the drone to ATC. ATC sent the crew a number to call after the flight for additional details. The captain did not ever see the drone; but the first officer said he only just saw it as it flashed past the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported a close encounter with a 'fixed wing drone' at 4000 ft while on left downwind to Runway 22 at LGA.
Narrative: During a flight to LGA while we were on the left downwind to Runway 22 approximately abeam LGA at 4000 ft; the FO spotted what appeared to be a fixed wing drone pass within 30 ft of the aircraft by his estimate. The crew immediately reported the drone to ATC. ATC sent the crew a number to call after the flight for additional details. The Captain did not ever see the drone; but the FO said he only just saw it as it flashed past the aircraft.
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.