Captain; jumpseating on a B737; reported a close encounter with a small uav on final approach which ...

Attributes
ACN	1529633
Time
Date	201803
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PBI.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	Other / Unknown
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 20200
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

I was jumpseating in the cockpit. [At] 700 AGL; 2100 ft from the runway; I noticed what I first thought was a balloon; stationary or moving from our 10:30 or 11 o'clock toward our left wing 9 o'clock. I did not see the threat as significant enough to distract the pilots. As we continued; at about 700 AGL the object; which was now in our 9:30 position; at our altitude; was clearly a small white uav. I asked the pilots if they saw the drone off to the left and they replied that they did not. The drone was reported to the tower who requested that we call the approach control facility. I reported the event to ATC; [the local law enforcement] office; and eventually to the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain; jumpseating on a B737; reported a close encounter with a small UAV on final approach which was not seen by the flying flight crew.

Narrative: I was jumpseating in the cockpit. [At] 700 AGL; 2100 ft from the runway; I noticed what I first thought was a balloon; stationary or moving from our 10:30 or 11 o'clock toward our left wing 9 o'clock. I did not see the threat as significant enough to distract the pilots. As we continued; at about 700 AGL the object; which was now in our 9:30 position; at our altitude; was clearly a small white UAV. I asked the pilots if they saw the drone off to the left and they replied that they did not. The drone was reported to the Tower who requested that we call the Approach Control facility. I reported the event to ATC; [the local law enforcement] office; and eventually to the FAA.

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.

Captain; jumpseating on a B737; reported a close encounter with a small uav on final approach which was not seen by the flying flight crew.