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Attributes | |
ACN | 1482331 |
Time | |
Date | 201709 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
State Reference | CA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A320 |
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 | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
At about 1300 MSL on the ILS I spotted what I thought was a big black bird and told the first officer to avoid it. When we passed under it by 50 ft we saw it was a black with white striped drone. We told the tower and continued uneventfully to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported a NMAC with a UAV on approach to LAX.
Narrative: At about 1300 MSL on the ILS I spotted what I thought was a big black bird and told the FO to avoid it. When we passed under it by 50 ft we saw it was a black with white striped drone. We told the tower and continued uneventfully to land.
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.