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C172 instructor pilot reported sighting a drone at 1600 feet during arrival to sfb. Evasive action was taken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1390011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFB.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | VFR Route |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
On the monroe approach into sfb; student saw something that look[ed] to be a black dot floating in the air from the right of the wing of the aircraft. Instructor pilot (ip) scanned the area to verify information from the student; ip identified the black dot to be a drone/quad-helicopter floating in mid-air around 1500-1600 ft on the monroe arrival path. Ip took action and avoided the drone (stationary) and reported to orlando app for the drone. Orlando app asked for a brief description and information was given to the best of the ability at the time. No further incident occurred afterwards. Switched over to tower and continued for closed traffic. Incident was written up for safety after the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot reported sighting a drone at 1600 feet during arrival to SFB. Evasive action was taken.
Narrative: On the Monroe Approach into SFB; Student saw something that look[ed] to be a black dot floating in the air from the right of the wing of the aircraft. Instructor Pilot (IP) scanned the area to verify information from the student; IP identified the black dot to be a Drone/Quad-helicopter floating in mid-air around 1500-1600 ft on the Monroe arrival path. IP took action and avoided the drone (stationary) and reported to Orlando App for the drone. Orlando App asked for a brief description and information was given to the best of the ability at the time. No further incident occurred afterwards. Switched over to Tower and continued for closed traffic. Incident was written up for safety after the flight.
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.