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C172 pilot reported a uas near miss at 3;200 ft southeast of phx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1441495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 251 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 250 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
In a simulated engine failure; I was descending and circling over my point of intended landing when what appeared to be a white bird was in sight. Once I got closer it was clear that it was a drone flying well above the altitude requirements for part 107 and far too close to our aircraft. The other pilot noticed the drone and pointed it out to me when we took evasive action and made a climbing left turn westbound to avoid any other conflict. We made a report with approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported a UAS near miss at 3;200 ft southeast of PHX.
Narrative: In a simulated engine failure; I was descending and circling over my point of intended landing when what appeared to be a white bird was in sight. Once I got closer it was clear that it was a drone flying well above the altitude requirements for Part 107 and far too close to our aircraft. The other pilot noticed the drone and pointed it out to me when we took evasive action and made a climbing left turn westbound to avoid any other conflict. We made a report with Approach.
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.