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Attributes | |
ACN | 1663383 |
Time | |
Date | 201907 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
State Reference | NY |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Route In Use | Vectors |
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) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
Events | |
Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
First officer (first officer) noticed drone below our aircraft over lower manhattan. I did not see the drone. First officer said it was white and black and thought it was fairly large more commercial type than home use. He reported to ATC and they gave him a number to call after we landed and he did call.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-737 Captain reported encountering a drone while on vectors to LGA.
Narrative: F/O (First Officer) noticed drone below our aircraft over lower Manhattan. I did not see the drone. F/O said it was white and black and thought it was fairly large more commercial type than home use. He reported to ATC and they gave him a number to call after we landed and he did call.
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.