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Pilot reported seeing a small drone on the left side of the aircraft at 1;000 ft MSL and 3 NM from the runway while the flight was on final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1725937 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.Tower |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 146 Flight Crew Total 8650 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 1200 Vertical 1000 |
Narrative:
During final visual approach to runway 26R at mia; at 1;000 ft MSL and 3 NM from the runway; we saw a small black drone static from our left side; no evasive action was needed. We alerted the tower about the sighting and [the] controller mentioned that he would gather some more info as soon as we landed. Indeed; he asked us about the size; color; and if any evasive action was taken. We provided the info and mentioned no evasive action was taken. Controller advised the traffic behind us about the drone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported seeing a small drone on the left side of the aircraft at 1;000 ft MSL and 3 NM from the runway while the flight was on final approach.
Narrative: During final Visual Approach to RWY 26R at MIA; at 1;000 FT MSL AND 3 NM from the RWY; we saw a small black drone static from our left side; no evasive action was needed. We alerted the tower about the sighting and [the] controller mentioned that he would gather some more info as soon as we landed. Indeed; he asked us about the size; color; and if any evasive action was taken. We provided the info and mentioned no evasive action was taken. Controller advised the traffic behind us about the drone.
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.