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B737 flight crew reported sighting a drone in close proximity to their aircraft while on approach to sjc near klide.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1431903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Other RNAV Z Runway 30L |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 154 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 150 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
On approach to sjc the captain pointed out a drone that was in very close proximity to the aircraft. As I glanced out the right window I could see the drone maneuvering as the sun reflected off of its surface in rapid motion.this is a systemic problem in the national airspace system with potentially tragic results should an individual; or group; choose to use a drone as a weapon against an aircraft. I can only speculate but it would not seem to take too much effort by a motivated party to intentionally impact an aircraft during the landing or takeoff phase of a flight. Based on my limited knowledge of the guidance of said drones; I can only speculate as what sort of technology could thwart this threat outside of some type of frequency band jamming.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported sighting a drone in close proximity to their aircraft while on approach to SJC near KLIDE.
Narrative: On approach to SJC the Captain pointed out a drone that was in very close proximity to the aircraft. As I glanced out the right window I could see the drone maneuvering as the sun reflected off of its surface in rapid motion.This is a systemic problem in the National Airspace System with potentially tragic results should an individual; or group; choose to use a drone as a weapon against an aircraft. I can only speculate but it would not seem to take too much effort by a motivated party to intentionally impact an aircraft during the landing or takeoff phase of a flight. Based on my limited knowledge of the guidance of said drones; I can only speculate as what sort of technology could thwart this threat outside of some type of frequency band jamming.
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.