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Helicopter pilot reported a uav in his path on short final to a helipad. The uav pilot maneuvered away before the helicopter pilot could and was not seen again.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1402826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 150 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
Flying into [a helicopter pad in atlanta] on short final we encountered a drone on our direct flight path for landing. I announced to crew I was taking evasive action; before I could initiate evasive action the drone dropped down and to the right out of our flight path. It was not seen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported a UAV in his path on short final to a helipad. The UAV pilot maneuvered away before the helicopter pilot could and was not seen again.
Narrative: Flying into [a helicopter pad in Atlanta] on short final we encountered a drone on our direct flight path for landing. I announced to crew I was taking evasive action; before I could initiate evasive action the drone dropped down and to the right out of our flight path. It was not seen again.
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.