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B757 captain reported a near midair collision with a drone while flying the SID; at approximately 13;500 feet and 50 NM east of the sfo airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1548477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID SNTNA 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1158 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During climbout; on the sntna 2 departure; at approximately 13;500 feet; a drone passed down the right side of the aircraft. The coordinates of the encounter were N3754.0/W12207.9. We reported the encounter to ATC. Only the first officer saw the drone. Though difficult to judge the exact distance; he estimated that we came within 200 feet of the drone. We were close enough to it that he was able to clearly see that it was red.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reported a NMAC with a drone while flying the SID; at approximately 13;500 feet and 50 NM East of the SFO airport.
Narrative: During climbout; on the SNTNA 2 departure; at approximately 13;500 feet; a drone passed down the right side of the aircraft. The coordinates of the encounter were N3754.0/W12207.9. We reported the encounter to ATC. Only the first officer saw the drone. Though difficult to judge the exact distance; he estimated that we came within 200 feet of the drone. We were close enough to it that he was able to clearly see that it was red.
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.