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First officer reported sighting a drone while on initial approach to san; which caused a distraction and possible track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1595651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR LUCKI 4 |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While on lucki 4 arrival to san; we were distracted by an odd aircraft close to our track. It looked like a large drone. We were distracted discussing this aircraft and possibly missed something. Soon after ATC made an odd query as to our position as if we were tracking incorrectly; asked if we had the field in sight. I replied that we did and ATC cleared us for a visual approach. After landing they gave a phone number to call for possible deviation. Socal implied we were off course/asked if field in sight/cleared us for a visual approach. I am unsure what was wrong. Need better communication with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: First Officer reported sighting a drone while on initial approach to SAN; which caused a distraction and possible track deviation.
Narrative: While on LUCKI 4 Arrival to SAN; we were distracted by an odd aircraft close to our track. It looked like a large drone. We were distracted discussing this aircraft and possibly missed something. Soon after ATC made an odd query as to our position as if we were tracking incorrectly; asked if we had the field in sight. I replied that we did and ATC cleared us for a visual approach. After landing they gave a phone number to call for possible deviation. SoCal implied we were off course/asked if field in sight/cleared us for a visual approach. I am unsure what was wrong. Need better communication with ATC.
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.