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B767 captain reported a uav; observed by a sky marshal from the passenger cabin; less than 1;000 feet horizontal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1635122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 184 Flight Crew Total 31000 Flight Crew Type 10876 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 999 |
Narrative:
After arriving at the gate; an air marshal informed me he saw a drone just off the left wingtip on short final to [runway] 4R ewr. It was close enough for him to see the propeller blades on the drone. He observed it abeam the oil refinery on short final to [runway] 4R and gave me [an approximate] time. I would say it was inside 1;000 feet altitude. None of the pilots saw a drone; but I decided to report this as the air marshal is a reliable source. I notified one of our pilot reps in the ewr ramp tower; and was given the phone number to call ewr control tower to inform them. The drone did not hit the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain reported a UAV; observed by a sky marshal from the passenger cabin; less than 1;000 feet horizontal.
Narrative: After arriving at the gate; an Air Marshal informed me he saw a drone just off the left wingtip on short final to [Runway] 4R EWR. It was close enough for him to see the propeller blades on the drone. He observed it abeam the oil refinery on short final to [Runway] 4R and gave me [an approximate] time. I would say it was inside 1;000 feet altitude. None of the pilots saw a drone; but I decided to report this as the Air Marshal is a reliable source. I notified one of our pilot reps in the EWR Ramp Tower; and was given the phone number to call EWR Control Tower to inform them. The drone did not hit the aircraft.
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