NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
General aviation flight crew reported a near miss with a UAS while at 3,000 feet on an approach to landing. UAS sighting reported to controller upon landing.
What is ASRS?
The Aviation Safety Reporting System is NASA's voluntary, confidential, non- punitive incident-reporting system, established 1976. Pilots, controllers, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians file reports describing safety- relevant events. NASA de-identifies every report before adding it to the public database. Reports are not investigated by NASA, the FAA, or the NTSB — they represent the reporter's perspective.
Pilot narratives
Verbatim from the de-identified NASA record. First-person account by the
reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
anonymization placeholders are ZZZ,
X, Y.
Reporter 1
I was in the right seat of Aircraft X on the RNAV 2L at DPA. We were cleared for the approach in VFR conditions. We passed about 20 ft. from the drone at our altitude at the BOMER IF. The drone was reported to DuPage Ground Control.
Reporter 2
ATC cleared us for practice RNAV GPS Runway 02l at DPA. At if BOMER, encountered a quad copter drone at 3,000 ft. MSL. Drone was at 1 o'clock position and not seen until within 30 feet of aircraft. Happened so quick, unable to take evasive action. Drone flew over cabin within five feet, otherwise it would have impacted windscreen. Reported incident to DPC Ground Controller after landing.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Airspace Violation
- Conflict
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Human Factors
- Primary Problem
- Human Factors
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.