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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1664380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual 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 |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 181 Flight Crew Type 3667 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
Over doogy for the visual 9L at ord; we saw a drone fly overhead as we were descending on the glide path; probably above us 300 to 500 ft. Reported it to approach control; and continued a stabilized approach and landing. No other issues.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-737 Captain reported encountering a drone while on approach to O'Hare.
Narrative: Over DOOGY for the visual 9L at ORD; we saw a drone fly overhead as we were descending on the glide path; probably above us 300 to 500 ft. Reported it to approach control; and continued a stabilized approach and landing. No other issues.
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.