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A319 captain reported sighting a possible uav on descent into lax in the vicinity of clify intersection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1448959 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR IRNMN1 |
| 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) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 1000 |
Narrative:
On descent to lax at approximately 7000 MSL near clify intersection on the irnmn 1 arrival; I saw out of the corner of my left eye at an estimated 1000 ft below and in close proximity what appeared to be a 'toy horse' shaped object which disappeared behind us. I mentioned the event to my first officer and reported what I saw to socal approach. At that altitude I do not believe it was debris of any kind and it was not balloon shaped. I reported the object to ATC as a possible drone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported sighting a possible UAV on descent into LAX in the vicinity of CLIFY intersection.
Narrative: On descent to LAX at approximately 7000 MSL near CLIFY intersection on the IRNMN 1 Arrival; I saw out of the corner of my left eye at an estimated 1000 ft below and in close proximity what appeared to be a 'toy horse' shaped object which disappeared behind us. I mentioned the event to my First Officer and reported what I saw to SoCal Approach. At that altitude I do not believe it was debris of any kind and it was not balloon shaped. I reported the object to ATC as a possible drone.
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.