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Air carrier first officer reported an airborne conflict with a uav while being vectored on downwind for an ILS 22L at newark.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1632025 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178 Flight Crew Total 4239 Flight Crew Type 3015 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
On extended downwind while being vectored for an ILS 22L (~030 heading) at 6;000 feet MSL and 250 KIAS; we encountered a drone sighting. The drone was flying on a reciprocal heading approximately co-altitude. The closest point of approach was approximately 2;000 feet. No evasive action was required or taken. There were no TCAS warnings as we weren't in a situation that would trigger a TCAS event. We reported the incident to ATC. The rest of the approach and landing were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported an airborne conflict with a UAV while being vectored on downwind for an ILS 22L at Newark.
Narrative: On extended downwind while being vectored for an ILS 22L (~030 Heading) at 6;000 feet MSL and 250 KIAS; we encountered a drone sighting. The drone was flying on a reciprocal heading approximately co-altitude. The closest point of approach was approximately 2;000 feet. No evasive action was required or taken. There were no TCAS warnings as we weren't in a situation that would trigger a TCAS event. We reported the incident to ATC. The rest of the approach and landing were uneventful.
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.