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Emb-175 captain reported the first officer sighted a uav 200 feet below the aircraft on final approach to runway 25L at lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1529932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| 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 Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
As we crossed the FAF for runway 25L; my first officer spotted a drone (a small quadcopter) hovering approximately 200 feet below the aircraft. ATC was advised of the drone sighting. Upon arrival in lax a call was made to discuss the drone sighting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-175 Captain reported the First Officer sighted a UAV 200 feet below the aircraft on final approach to Runway 25L at LAX.
Narrative: As we crossed the FAF for Runway 25L; my FO spotted a drone (a small quadcopter) hovering approximately 200 feet below the aircraft. ATC was advised of the drone sighting. Upon arrival in LAX a call was made to discuss the drone sighting.
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.