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Attributes | |
ACN | 1492509 |
Time | |
Date | 201710 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | SMO.Airport |
State Reference | CA |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Challenger 300 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
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 Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Established on VOR-a into smo; between bevey and wurud intersections; 1900 to 2000; pm saw two drones whiz by the windshield 15-20 ft on both sides; and called them out. The event was over so quickly that I did not have enough time to look up from instruments and actually see the drones. Somebody was playing with their drones too close to an airport and too high. It is a little scary to think that these drones could have been there intentionally; and perhaps even with a small pack of explosives strapped to them. There was no time to react. We were just lucky that we missed them. Recommend stricter drone policies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL300 Captain on approach to SMO reported a NMAC with two UAVs.
Narrative: Established on VOR-A into SMO; between BEVEY and WURUD intersections; 1900 to 2000; PM saw two drones whiz by the windshield 15-20 ft on both sides; and called them out. The event was over so quickly that I did not have enough time to look up from instruments and actually see the drones. Somebody was playing with their drones too close to an airport and too high. It is a little scary to think that these drones could have been there intentionally; and perhaps even with a small pack of explosives strapped to them. There was no time to react. We were just lucky that we missed them. Recommend stricter drone policies.
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.