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Attributes | |
ACN | 1356562 |
Time | |
Date | 201604 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | WHP.Airport |
State Reference | CA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
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 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Miss Distance | Horizontal 40 Vertical 40 |
Narrative:
On short final to runway 30 at whp I had a near-miss with a drone traveling in opposite direction; directly on runway centerline and glide path. Drone was multi-rotor; black; with a headlight. Did not have time for evasive action and evasive action would have been limited due to low AGL altitude and low airspeed. Reported it to tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A single engine aircraft pilot on short final to WHP Runway 30 reported a near miss with a UAV.
Narrative: On short final to RWY 30 at WHP I had a near-miss with a drone traveling in opposite direction; directly on RWY centerline and glide path. Drone was multi-rotor; black; with a headlight. Did not have time for evasive action and evasive action would have been limited due to low AGL altitude and low airspeed. Reported it to tower.
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.