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An air carrier pilot on short final reported a near midair collision with a drone.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1686457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Other unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
On final about two miles out at 600 feet; we observed what looked to be a drone passing the aircraft on the left. It was red and white about the size of a small goose. I recall it passing off our left wing by about 50 feet at our altitude. I made a slight bank to the right but we were past it so fast that it wouldn't have made a difference if it was on track to hit us. We reported it to the tower and landed without further incident. The tower controller gave me a number to call. I called the tower and gave them the details of the incident. We saw the drone fly by the left wing; we could only see it for about 2 seconds. The drone was flying too high near a busy airport. I banked slightly to the right as a reflex and continued the approach. Hopefully we can collect a data base of drone sighting descriptions. Police could use this data base so that when they see drones flying around airports even at legal altitudes; they can see if the drone matches any descriptions of near miss situations and act accordingly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier pilot on short final reported a NMAC with a drone.
Narrative: On final about two miles out at 600 feet; we observed what looked to be a drone passing the aircraft on the left. It was red and white about the size of a small goose. I recall it passing off our left wing by about 50 feet at our altitude. I made a slight bank to the right but we were past it so fast that it wouldn't have made a difference if it was on track to hit us. We reported it to the Tower and landed without further incident. The Tower Controller gave me a number to call. I called the Tower and gave them the details of the incident. We saw the drone fly by the left wing; we could only see it for about 2 seconds. The drone was flying too high near a busy airport. I banked slightly to the right as a reflex and continued the approach. Hopefully we can collect a data base of drone sighting descriptions. Police could use this data base so that when they see drones flying around airports even at legal altitudes; they can see if the drone matches any descriptions of near miss situations and act accordingly.
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.