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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1533416 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TPA.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final 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 | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 15900 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
On visual approach to runway 19L; tracking glideslope and localizer. Following a B737 [who] reported to tower that they had spotted a drone to the right; between 19L and 19R low. They gave me this warning. I spotted the large yellow and gray drone going by 100 feet above the aircraft. Reported to tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: King Air pilot reported a NMAC with a UAV while on final approach to TPA.
Narrative: On visual approach to runway 19L; tracking glideslope and localizer. Following a B737 [who] reported to Tower that they had spotted a drone to the right; between 19L and 19R low. They gave me this warning. I spotted the large yellow and gray drone going by 100 feet above the aircraft. Reported to Tower.
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.