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B737 captain reports a near midair collision with a uav at 2;500 feet near dials during the expressway visual approach to lga.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1278963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Initial 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 | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
During the hand-off to final approach controller we were advised the previous aircraft had sighted a uav in the vicinity of dials while on the visual approach to runway 31. We were told the uav was below and to the right side of the flight path. The first officer began to look outside for the uav. Approximately 1.5 miles prior to dials he saw a uav. Uav was:100-200 ft off the right wing50-100 ft above the aircraft (aircraft was at 2;500 ft)shape: rectangularsize: approximately 2 ft longcolor: silver/whiteconfiguration: 2 propeller areas - front and backwe advised the final approach controller and the lga tower of all the details.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reports a NMAC with a UAV at 2;500 feet near DIALS during the Expressway Visual Approach to LGA.
Narrative: During the hand-off to final approach controller we were advised the previous aircraft had sighted a UAV in the vicinity of DIALS while on the Visual Approach to RWY 31. We were told the UAV was below and to the right side of the flight path. The First Officer began to look outside for the UAV. Approximately 1.5 miles prior to DIALS he saw a UAV. UAV was:100-200 FT off the right wing50-100 FT above the aircraft (aircraft was at 2;500 FT)Shape: RectangularSize: Approximately 2 FT longColor: Silver/WhiteConfiguration: 2 propeller areas - front and backWe advised the Final Approach Controller and the LGA Tower of all the details.
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.