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Helicopter pilot reported a near midair collision with a drone operating while traversing patrick AFB's class D airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1532071 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | COF.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 7400 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
While flying through patrick AFB's class D airspace; I had a near miss with an unauthorized drone operating without the knowledge of the patrick AFB tower. This drone was launched from an air force owned housing annex [which is] within the boundaries of the patrick AFB class delta airspace. I notified the patrick AFB flight safety department and tower on two prior occasions to report the same activity. I reported the near miss to mlb tower and they notified the patrick AFB tower due to the fact that I was handed off to the mlb tower while still inside patrick AFB's airspace. I once again reported this to the patrick AFB's flight safety department and requested they address this issue. As a result I was barred access from the base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported a NMAC with a drone operating while traversing Patrick AFB's class D airspace.
Narrative: While flying through Patrick AFB's class D airspace; I had a near miss with an unauthorized drone operating without the knowledge of the Patrick AFB Tower. This drone was launched from an Air Force owned housing annex [which is] within the boundaries of the Patrick AFB class Delta airspace. I notified the Patrick AFB flight safety department and tower on two prior occasions to report the same activity. I reported the near miss to MLB Tower and they notified the Patrick AFB Tower due to the fact that I was handed off to the MLB Tower while still inside Patrick AFB's airspace. I once again reported this to the Patrick AFB's flight safety department and requested they address this issue. As a result I was barred access from the base.
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.