Small aircraft pilot reported a near midair collision with a uav. The reporter described a chase pla...

Attributes
ACN	1741282
Time
Date	202004
Place
Locale Reference	VCV.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 66 Flight Crew Total 2150 Flight Crew Type 210
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 0 Vertical 200

Narrative:

I was flying my airplane aircraft X from ZZZ to ZZZ1 at 9500'. My husband was flying aircraft Y about 5 miles in trail. I was approaching vcv and my husband let me know over air to air I had a converging ads-B target. I verified the target on my ads-B and started visually scanning the area. The target was approaching from my 10 o'clock at the same altitude. When it was about 1 mile from me I visually saw a predator drone being followed by a chase plane; a low wing cherokee; at about a 1/2 mile in trail. The drone and my airplane were on a collision course so I pulled power and stated a descent. I noticed both the drone and cherokee had also started a descent. I added full power and started a climb and the drone passed about 200' beneath my plane and the chase plane passed just behind me. I flipped over to joshua approach on 124.55 and heard the chase pilot and approach discussing that joshua had issued a descent at the same time I had started to descend to avoid.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Small aircraft pilot reported a NMAC with a UAV. The reporter described a chase plane following the UAV.

Narrative: I was flying my airplane Aircraft X from ZZZ to ZZZ1 at 9500'. My husband was flying Aircraft Y about 5 miles in trail. I was approaching VCV and my husband let me know over air to air I had a converging ADS-B target. I verified the target on my ADS-B and started visually scanning the area. The target was approaching from my 10 o'clock at the same altitude. When it was about 1 mile from me I visually saw a predator drone being followed by a chase plane; a low wing Cherokee; at about a 1/2 mile in trail. The drone and my airplane were on a collision course so I pulled power and stated a descent. I noticed both the drone and Cherokee had also started a descent. I added full power and started a climb and the drone passed about 200' beneath my plane and the chase plane passed just behind me. I flipped over to Joshua Approach on 124.55 and heard the chase pilot and approach discussing that Joshua had issued a descent at the same time I had started to descend to avoid.

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Small aircraft pilot reported a near midair collision with a uav. The reporter described a chase plane following the uav.