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An air carrier crew flying the lga korry 3 arrival at 7;000 feet believe they saw an opposite direction uav 500 feet below them about fifteen miles from the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1102249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR Korry3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 175 Flight Crew Total 3700 Flight Crew Type 2300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
We were flying along at 7;000 feet; roughly about 15 miles southwest of lga; and what we thought may have been a drone was spotted flying the opposite direction (220 heading) around 500 feet below us. We had no indication of a TCAS warning; and queried ATC if they had anything on the radar and promptly said 'no.' the object was black and small in size. Couldn't really make out much more than that because it happened so fast. Called new york TRACON on the ground and told them what I had seen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier crew flying the LGA KORRY 3 arrival at 7;000 feet believe they saw an opposite direction UAV 500 feet below them about fifteen miles from the airport.
Narrative: We were flying along at 7;000 feet; roughly about 15 miles SW of LGA; and what we thought may have been a drone was spotted flying the opposite direction (220 heading) around 500 feet below us. We had no indication of a TCAS warning; and queried ATC if they had anything on the radar and promptly said 'No.' The object was black and small in size. Couldn't really make out much more than that because it happened so fast. Called New York TRACON on the ground and told them what I had seen.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.