PA-28 flight instructor reported an near midair collision event during training flight.

Attributes
ACN	1761720
Time
Date	202009
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
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	None
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Operating Under FAR Part	Other 107
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Total 815
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 250 Vertical 100

Narrative:

We had a near mid-air collision with a fairly large drone operating between 3;200 and 3;500 feet MSL (2;000-2;300 feet AGL). My student spotted the drone out of his window; and after rolling the wings to view the drone; I confirmed the drone was well-within 500 feet of the aircraft. We circled the drone and reported it to approach [control]; and continued our flight well south of the area the drone was spotted over. We recommend that operators are extremely vigilant to look out for drones while operating at all altitudes; even those where drone use is prohibited. Additionally; drone identification systems should be developed to reduce risk to operators.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 Flight Instructor reported an NMAC event during training flight.

Narrative: We had a near mid-air collision with a fairly large drone operating between 3;200 and 3;500 feet MSL (2;000-2;300 feet AGL). My student spotted the drone out of his window; and after rolling the wings to view the drone; I confirmed the drone was well-within 500 feet of the aircraft. We circled the drone and reported it to Approach [Control]; and continued our flight well south of the area the drone was spotted over. We recommend that operators are extremely vigilant to look out for drones while operating at all altitudes; even those where drone use is prohibited. Additionally; drone identification systems should be developed to reduce risk to operators.

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