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Controller reported that a pilot reported encountering a drone while on a visual approach to new orleans lakefront airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1616471 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NEW.Airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Other unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
Aircraft was on about a 1/2 mile right base for runway 36R and cleared to land. As he was turning final; he reported a drone sighting about 400-500 ft. Away from his aircraft. Do not allow any drone activity in any controlled airspace; regardless of altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Controller reported that a pilot reported encountering a drone while on a visual approach to New Orleans Lakefront airport.
Narrative: Aircraft was on about a 1/2 mile right base for RWY 36R and cleared to land. As he was turning final; he reported a drone sighting about 400-500 ft. away from his aircraft. Do not allow any drone activity in any controlled airspace; regardless of altitude.
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.