 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Air carrier captain experiences a near midair collision with a quad rotor drone above 3;000 ft approaching runway 36L at clt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1188814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
Flying into charlotte we were nearly hit by a drone. We were on a 300 heading descending to 3;000 ft and cleared to join the [runway] 36L localizer. We were about 11 miles out and halfway between [runways] 36L and 36C when I looked up and saw a red and black drone fly roughly 100 ft below us. It had four different propellers or blades and appeared to be moving west to east. Immediately reported it to ATC had no further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain experiences a NMAC with a quad rotor drone above 3;000 FT approaching Runway 36L at CLT.
Narrative: Flying into Charlotte we were nearly hit by a drone. We were on a 300 heading descending to 3;000 FT and cleared to join the [Runway] 36L localizer. We were about 11 miles out and halfway between [runways] 36L and 36C when I looked up and saw a red and black drone fly roughly 100 FT below us. It had four different propellers or blades and appeared to be moving west to east. Immediately reported it to ATC had no further problems.
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.