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C172 flight instructor reported an airborne conflict with a uav in the airport traffic pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1600215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 800 |
Narrative:
My student and I were on short final for runway 10 at ZZZ when we each observed an unmanned aircraft operating directly above the airport at what appeared to be pattern altitude or possibly lower. It was difficult to gauge the size of the drone from our perspective but I would say at least 6 feet from wingtip to wingtip. We landed normally--we had been planning to fly the closed traffic pattern for a few circuits at ZZZ but quickly decided after seeing the drone to depart the area for the day; which we did without seeing the drone again. We had been monitoring the CTAF since 15 miles out and had communicated our position and intentions for a straight-in approach several times; starting at 8 miles away. No one else had made radio transmissions at ZZZ the whole time. After landing back at [home airport] and concluding the flight; we spoke on the phone to someone at an FBO listed at ZZZ. He said 'the drone people had been asking (him) earlier that morning if (he) could hear them on the frequency;' and he said he hadn't been able to hear them. Obviously we could not either. He suggested we file [this] report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 Flight Instructor reported an airborne conflict with a UAV in the airport traffic pattern.
Narrative: My student and I were on short final for Runway 10 at ZZZ when we each observed an unmanned aircraft operating directly above the airport at what appeared to be pattern altitude or possibly lower. It was difficult to gauge the size of the drone from our perspective but I would say at least 6 feet from wingtip to wingtip. We landed normally--we had been planning to fly the closed traffic pattern for a few circuits at ZZZ but quickly decided after seeing the drone to depart the area for the day; which we did without seeing the drone again. We had been monitoring the CTAF since 15 miles out and had communicated our position and intentions for a straight-in approach several times; starting at 8 miles away. No one else had made radio transmissions at ZZZ the whole time. After landing back at [home airport] and concluding the flight; we spoke on the phone to someone at an FBO listed at ZZZ. He said 'the drone people had been asking (him) earlier that morning if (he) could hear them on the frequency;' and he said he hadn't been able to hear them. Obviously we could not either. He suggested we file [this] report.
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.