PA28 instructor pilot reports sighting a radio controlled aircraft above his altitude and in close p...

Attributes
ACN	1172930
Time
Date	201405
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SIG.Airport
State Reference	PR
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	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Miss Distance	Horizontal 500 Vertical 500

Narrative:

VFR flight inbound to isla grande airport (sig); while approaching local visual reporting point (levittown water tank); approximately 1 to 2 miles southwest of the field; a radio controlled (right/C) airplane was doing acrobatic maneuvers at our approach altitude of 1;000 MSL. The right/C airplane had reached approximately 1;100 of altitude and was quickly descending on what appeared to be a spin maneuver. A collision didn't happen because we were about 500 ft north of the airplane but certainly a considerable risk to airplanes inbound to isla grande airport. The situation was reported via radio to the local controller as other airplanes were also coming inbound to isla grande. It appeared the right/C airplane was being flown out of an right/C strip that is located in the area. Users of this right/C strip should be advised of the hazards of doing this type of right/C flying to airplanes in the vicinity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 instructor pilot reports sighting a radio controlled aircraft above his altitude and in close proximity during a visual approach to SIG. The sighting was reported to the Tower.

Narrative: VFR flight inbound to Isla Grande Airport (SIG); while approaching local visual reporting point (Levittown water tank); approximately 1 to 2 miles southwest of the field; a radio controlled (R/C) airplane was doing acrobatic maneuvers at our approach altitude of 1;000 MSL. The R/C airplane had reached approximately 1;100 of altitude and was quickly descending on what appeared to be a spin maneuver. A collision didn't happen because we were about 500 FT north of the airplane but certainly a considerable risk to airplanes inbound to Isla Grande Airport. The situation was reported via radio to the Local Controller as other airplanes were also coming inbound to Isla Grande. It appeared the R/C airplane was being flown out of an R/C strip that is located in the area. Users of this R/C strip should be advised of the hazards of doing this type of R/C flying to airplanes in the vicinity.

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.

PA28 instructor pilot reports sighting a radio controlled aircraft above his altitude and in close proximity during a visual approach to sig. The sighting was reported to the tower.