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Helicopter pilot flying at 2;500 ft near 4g4 airport at night reported sighting two lighted uavs at his altitude so he climbed to 3;500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1390389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 4G4.Airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | VFR Route |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Encountered 2 drones while inflight [near] 4g4 while maintaining 2500 feet MSL (heading 323 degrees). The pilot seated in the left front crew seat called out 'two drones at 11 and 12 o'clock.' both drones appeared to be well within 500 feet of the aircraft; and at the same altitude. An immediate climb of 1000 feet was initiated and calls were made to approach control and operations. The drones were illuminated. The first one to be and appeared to be red in color; and the second drone appeared to be white. The flight continued without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot flying at 2;500 ft near 4G4 airport at night reported sighting two lighted UAVs at his altitude so he climbed to 3;500 ft.
Narrative: Encountered 2 drones while inflight [near] 4G4 while maintaining 2500 feet MSL (heading 323 degrees). The pilot seated in the left front crew seat called out 'two drones at 11 and 12 o'clock.' Both drones appeared to be well within 500 feet of the aircraft; and at the same altitude. An immediate climb of 1000 feet was initiated and calls were made to approach control and operations. The drones were illuminated. The first one to be and appeared to be red in color; and the second drone appeared to be white. The flight continued without incident.
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.