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An air carrier first officer reported a near midair collision with a drone while on short final at sea.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1407744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Type 1802 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
On short final we encountered a drone approximately 1300 feet AGL just to the right of the runway centerline. I was the pilot monitoring and the flight operated normally up to the final approach fix. The captain pilot flying (PF) had just directed gear down; full flaps just prior to the encounter. I saw out of the corner of my eye a dark object just [to] the right of the aircraft; but perceived it to be either a reflection (the sun was to our left and behind a little); or possibly a balloon. I initially dismissed it; until the aircraft in front of us began talking to tower about a drone on short final at approximately 1000 feet. I estimate the drone was 2-3 feet in diameter; dark in color; and roughly 30-50 feet right and slightly above our position on final. We reported our encounter to tower after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier First Officer reported a NMAC with a drone while on short final at SEA.
Narrative: On short final we encountered a drone approximately 1300 feet AGL just to the right of the runway centerline. I was the pilot monitoring and the flight operated normally up to the final approach fix. The Captain Pilot Flying (PF) had just directed gear down; full flaps just prior to the encounter. I saw out of the corner of my eye a dark object just [to] the right of the aircraft; but perceived it to be either a reflection (the sun was to our left and behind a little); or possibly a balloon. I initially dismissed it; until the aircraft in front of us began talking to tower about a drone on short final at approximately 1000 feet. I estimate the drone was 2-3 feet in diameter; dark in color; and roughly 30-50 feet right and slightly above our position on final. We reported our encounter to Tower after landing.
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.