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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1657239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Type 16000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
Approximately one mile north of lemon; the final approach fix for runway 20R in sna; the first officer (pilot flying) observed a drone pass about 100' over our aircraft. We were at 2500' MSL at the time. We notified ATC and dispatch as soon as possible; and were interviewed at the gate by two deputies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported a NMAC with a UAS while on approach to SNA.
Narrative: Approximately one mile north of LEMON; the final approach fix for Runway 20R in SNA; the First Officer (Pilot Flying) observed a drone pass about 100' over our aircraft. We were at 2500' MSL at the time. We notified ATC and Dispatch as soon as possible; and were interviewed at the gate by two deputies.
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.