An air carrier captain on a visual approach to atl at 2;200 feet encountered an uas about 500 feet b...

Attributes
ACN	1277847
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ATL.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

While on a visual approach to runway 27L; we encountered an unmanned aerial vehicle. The event occurred on approximately a three mile final. Our altitude was approximately 2200 feet MSL; and the uav was 500 feet below us and slightly off to the captain's side of the aircraft. The closure rate was far too fast for us to take any evasive action. We continued the approach and landed without incident. We reported the event to the tower controller. During the taxi-in; ATC requested information about the incident. The vehicle appeared to have some sort of disk in the center; with rotors/propellers on the corners.upon landing and deplaning; a [company employee] met me at the aircraft and requested that I call a phone number. I called the number from the telephone in the jetbridge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier Captain on a visual approach to ATL at 2;200 feet encountered an UAS about 500 feet below his aircraft on a three mile final. The encounter was so brief no evasive action was taken.

Narrative: While on a visual approach to RWY 27L; we encountered an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The event occurred on approximately a three mile final. Our altitude was approximately 2200 feet MSL; and the UAV was 500 feet below us and slightly off to the Captain's side of the aircraft. The closure rate was far too fast for us to take any evasive action. We continued the approach and landed without incident. We reported the event to the tower controller. During the taxi-in; ATC requested information about the incident. The vehicle appeared to have some sort of disk in the center; with rotors/propellers on the corners.Upon landing and deplaning; a [company employee] met me at the aircraft and requested that I call a phone number. I called the number from the telephone in the jetbridge.

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.

An air carrier captain on a visual approach to atl at 2;200 feet encountered an uas about 500 feet below his aircraft on a three mile final. The encounter was so brief no evasive action was taken.