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B737-800 pilot reported near miss with a drone while on initial approach at approximately 8;000 feet altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1548254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR VKTRY 2 RNAV |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 2 |
Narrative:
Visual conditions on VKTRY2 RNAV arrival. Was cleared direct to yohan for ILS 18R and then cleared direct to legre (estimating 15NM from legre and 230 knots); still descending to 3;000 feet. Once established direct legre and descending through 8;000-8;200 feet; [I] saw what I initially thought was a bird on the nose; slightly crossing center to left. As object passed; it was clear it was a quad copter drone. Happened fast but thought it was grey bottom and black top. Passed approximately 50-100 feet off the left wing and slightly (25 inches) high. Made report immediately with approach control as it happened. Was asked if I was submitting a 'near midair report' prior to switching tower and I replied yes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 pilot reported near miss with a drone while on initial approach at approximately 8;000 feet altitude.
Narrative: Visual conditions on VKTRY2 RNAV arrival. Was cleared direct to YOHAN for ILS 18R and then cleared direct to LEGRE (estimating 15NM from LEGRE and 230 knots); still descending to 3;000 feet. Once established direct LEGRE and descending through 8;000-8;200 feet; [I] saw what I initially thought was a bird on the nose; slightly crossing center to left. As object passed; it was clear it was a quad copter drone. Happened fast but thought it was grey bottom and black top. Passed approximately 50-100 feet off the left wing and slightly (25 inches) high. Made report immediately with Approach Control as it happened. Was asked if I was submitting a 'Near Midair Report' prior to switching tower and I replied yes.
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.