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Piper cherokee PIC reported encountering a drone while in cruise flight at 4;500 feet just north of ithaca; ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1654528 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ELM.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 94 Flight Crew Type 94 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 200 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
During the cruise phase on a flight from on a heading of 315 degrees; approximately 2mi. Southwest of ith at 4;500 MSL; I (PIC) and the passenger in the right front seat spotted what appeared to be traffic at approximately the same altitude appearing to be turning away; I mentally estimated at 3-4 miles away. However; it was quickly apparent this was not fixed wing or rotor traffic after the object quickly reversed course to a southeasterly heading and was now closing the separation between us; clearly now within several thousand feet not 3-4 as previously estimated. Within 15 seconds from spotting the traffic; it was within 300 feet of our aircraft and passed off the port side within 100 feet and approximately 200 feet below. As it passed; it became obvious the traffic initially spotted was a uav; black in color with a red component. We would estimate the size as 2'x 2'. A report was filed with the approach controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Piper Cherokee PIC reported encountering a drone while in cruise flight at 4;500 feet just north of Ithaca; NY.
Narrative: During the cruise phase on a flight from on a heading of 315 degrees; approximately 2mi. SW of ITH at 4;500 MSL; I (PIC) and the passenger in the right front seat spotted what appeared to be traffic at approximately the same altitude appearing to be turning away; I mentally estimated at 3-4 miles away. However; it was quickly apparent this was not fixed wing or rotor traffic after the object quickly reversed course to a southeasterly heading and was now closing the separation between us; clearly now within several thousand feet not 3-4 as previously estimated. Within 15 seconds from spotting the traffic; it was within 300 feet of our aircraft and passed off the port side within 100 feet and approximately 200 feet below. As it passed; it became obvious the traffic initially spotted was a UAV; black in color with a red component. We would estimate the size as 2'X 2'. A report was filed with the Approach Controller.
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.