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Air carrier flight crew reported sighting a uav while conducting the ILS runway 6 at rsw. The drone was estimated to be within 100 ft of the aircraft; however no evasive action was required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1455899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RSW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final 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 | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 573 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1625 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
I was pilot monitoring and was looking for nearby VFR traffic indicated about 800 feet below our flight path while we were on final approach to runway 06 at rsw. As I was searching for aircraft traffic; I noticed a large drone operating at approximately our altitude; not far from our left wingtip (less than 100 ft away). The captain did not see the drone and continued the approach normally and we were able to land without any evasive maneuvers. I reported the drone to the rsw tower controller who asked for additional details about the drone after we taxied to the gate. The drone was a large; quad copter-type drone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported sighting a UAV while conducting the ILS Runway 6 at RSW. The drone was estimated to be within 100 ft of the aircraft; however no evasive action was required.
Narrative: I was pilot monitoring and was looking for nearby VFR traffic indicated about 800 feet below our flight path while we were on final approach to Runway 06 at RSW. As I was searching for aircraft traffic; I noticed a large drone operating at approximately our altitude; not far from our left wingtip (less than 100 ft away). The Captain did not see the drone and continued the approach normally and we were able to land without any evasive maneuvers. I reported the drone to the RSW tower controller who asked for additional details about the drone after we taxied to the gate. The drone was a large; quad copter-type 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.