DC9 aircraft on approach, on 3 mi final reports an near midair collision with a radio controled model aircraft. Flight crew took evasive action. Reporter controller contacted local police who found the radio controled owner and stopped the flying of the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	404637
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	404637
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Working lce/lcw at iad, I had air carrier report a radio controled aircraft on final to runway 1R. Air carrier advised me that he took evasive action to miss the radio controled aircraft. We resolved the situation by calling the local county police. They dispatched a helicopter who located the person flying the radio controled aircraft, then they dispatched a cruiser to stop the person from flying the aircraft. There should be stricter rules for people who fly these radio controled aircraft, especially around airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 ACFT ON APCH, ON 3 MI FINAL RPTS AN NMAC WITH A RADIO CTLED MODEL ACFT. FLC TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. RPTR CTLR CONTACTED LCL POLICE WHO FOUND THE RADIO CTLED OWNER AND STOPPED THE FLYING OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: WORKING LCE/LCW AT IAD, I HAD ACR RPT A RADIO CTLED ACFT ON FINAL TO RWY 1R. ACR ADVISED ME THAT HE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS THE RADIO CTLED ACFT. WE RESOLVED THE SIT BY CALLING THE LCL COUNTY POLICE. THEY DISPATCHED A HELI WHO LOCATED THE PERSON FLYING THE RADIO CTLED ACFT, THEN THEY DISPATCHED A CRUISER TO STOP THE PERSON FROM FLYING THE ACFT. THERE SHOULD BE STRICTER RULES FOR PEOPLE WHO FLY THESE RADIO CTLED ACFT, ESPECIALLY AROUND ARPTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.