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Light transport captain reported a near midair collision with a drone at 7000 feet on departure in new york's airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1537943 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| 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) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 4055 Flight Crew Type 2100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Took off from frg runway 32. We were given multiple level offs and heading assignments to get us around kennedy/ny airspace and eventually on course. Cloud bases were scattered at about 7500 feet. At the time of the encounter; we were VMC; level at 7000 feet; speed 240knots. I was comparing aircraft we could see outside with what was being shown on the TCAS. I then saw; what I initially thought was; a seagull at our altitude. Closer examination and proximity revealed it was a drone at our altitude. The closing speed was at least 240 knots possibly more. It passed off our right wing tip by about 50 feet. It was black; about the size of a baking sheet. There seemed to be an apparatus hanging from the bottom of the drone that was metallic in color. Possibly a rig to drop an object but I can't be certain or knowledgeable enough to make a certain claim. I made a report to ATC giving them as many details as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Light Transport Captain reported a NMAC with a drone at 7000 feet on departure in New York's airspace.
Narrative: Took off from FRG runway 32. We were given multiple level offs and heading assignments to get us around Kennedy/NY airspace and eventually on course. Cloud bases were scattered at about 7500 feet. At the time of the encounter; we were VMC; level at 7000 feet; speed 240knots. I was comparing aircraft we could see outside with what was being shown on the TCAS. I then saw; what I initially thought was; a seagull at our altitude. Closer examination and proximity revealed it was a drone at our altitude. The closing speed was at least 240 knots possibly more. It passed off our right wing tip by about 50 feet. It was black; about the size of a baking sheet. There seemed to be an apparatus hanging from the bottom of the drone that was metallic in color. Possibly a rig to drop an object but I can't be certain or knowledgeable enough to make a certain claim. I made a report to ATC giving them as many details as possible.
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.