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A pilot on final approach to hts at 800 feet reported a near miss with what appeared to be a kite but may have been a uas.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1296812 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HTS.Airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17 Flight Crew Total 753 Flight Crew Type 753 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 20 Vertical 20 |
Narrative:
On approximately 2.5 mile straight-in final to hts runway 12 at 800 feet AGL I saw an object just to the left of my flight path. For the first second I thought it was a bird; but I quickly realized that the object was stationary. Within another couple of seconds I recognized it to be man-made.we ultimately descended under the object without changing our flight path or descent rate; at its closest it was approx 20 feet above and 20 feet off my left wing. It appeared to be a kite; with a tail. I also thought I saw a flash of light glint off the string. However; given the very short time the object was in view; it could also have been a powered uav.I immediately reported the near-miss to hts tower; and also to hts departure control about 30 minutes later when I departed the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot on final approach to HTS at 800 feet reported a near miss with what appeared to be a kite but may have been a UAS.
Narrative: On approximately 2.5 mile straight-in final to HTS Runway 12 at 800 feet AGL I saw an object just to the left of my flight path. For the first second I thought it was a bird; but I quickly realized that the object was stationary. Within another couple of seconds I recognized it to be man-made.We ultimately descended under the object without changing our flight path or descent rate; at its closest it was approx 20 feet above and 20 feet off my left wing. It appeared to be a kite; with a tail. I also thought I saw a flash of light glint off the string. However; given the very short time the object was in view; it could also have been a powered UAV.I immediately reported the near-miss to HTS Tower; and also to HTS Departure Control about 30 minutes later when I departed the airport.
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.