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Attributes | |
ACN | 1438773 |
Time | |
Date | 201704 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | TEB.Airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 |
Person 2 | |
Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
Experience | Flight Crew Type 362 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
After being cleared direct teb by ny approach; while descending through 3300 ft a drone was observed passing beneath the aircraft by approximately 200-300 ft. Location was 3.5 NM west of teb at approximately 3000 ft. Drone was 3-4 ft of wingspan moving east to west at an indeterminable speed (we were at 180 kts). White in color; no markings. Event reported to ATC. We needed no evasive actions and continued a visual approach to an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported sighting a UAV in the vicinity of TEB at 3;300 feet.
Narrative: After being cleared direct TEB by NY approach; while descending through 3300 ft a drone was observed passing beneath the aircraft by approximately 200-300 ft. Location was 3.5 NM west of TEB at approximately 3000 ft. Drone was 3-4 ft of wingspan moving east to west at an indeterminable speed (we were at 180 kts). White in color; no markings. Event reported to ATC. We needed no evasive actions and continued a visual approach to an uneventful 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.