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DA40 pilot reported his passenger noticed a uav operating in close proximity to their aircraft at 6500 MSL in the vicinity of wvi airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1446808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | WVI.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DA40 Diamond Star |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| 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 Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 27 Flight Crew Total 267 Flight Crew Type 37 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 |
Narrative:
My passenger spotted a drone while we were in cruise flight near monterey bay; just west of watsonville airport. My passenger stated that it came 'very close' to our plane; but I was unable to spot it before we had passed its location. I informed ATC; but due to frequency congestion I made my report after we had flown 2 miles north of where we encountered it. Upon landing; I reviewed the notams for my preflight briefing and was unable to find any for uas activity at that altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA40 pilot reported his passenger noticed a UAV operating in close proximity to their aircraft at 6500 MSL in the vicinity of WVI airport.
Narrative: My passenger spotted a drone while we were in cruise flight near Monterey Bay; just west of Watsonville Airport. My passenger stated that it came 'very close' to our plane; but I was unable to spot it before we had passed its location. I informed ATC; but due to frequency congestion I made my report after we had flown 2 miles north of where we encountered it. Upon landing; I reviewed the NOTAMs for my preflight briefing and was unable to find any for UAS activity at that altitude.
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.