Narrative:

On final approach segment of lda Z approach to runway 6 at roa; a drone was spotted by safety pilot. The drone was at 2 o'clock position and same altitude which was 200 feet AGL. The drone appeared to be flying in same direction or toward aircraft. Evasive turn away from drone was initiated but only a minor change in course was possible in the brief time available. The drone came within 1;500 feet of aircraft. Landing was completed and roanoke tower was advised of near miss.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Small aircraft pilot reported an airborne conflict with a UAV on final approach to ROA.

Narrative: On final approach segment of LDA Z Approach to Runway 6 at ROA; a drone was spotted by safety pilot. The drone was at 2 o'clock position and same altitude which was 200 feet AGL. The drone appeared to be flying in same direction or toward aircraft. Evasive turn away from drone was initiated but only a minor change in course was possible in the brief time available. The drone came within 1;500 feet of aircraft. Landing was completed and Roanoke Tower was advised of near miss.

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.