NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
Air carrier flight crew reported an airborne conflict with a UAS during final approach. No evasive action was taken.
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
While on 8 mile final for 27R PHL at about 2900ft. A drone flew pass our flight path from left to right at about 20 to 30 ft above us and less than 1 mile in front of us. Every drone should have a built in technology that keep them away from a Class B through D airspace. Drones should have ATC transponders.
Reporter 2
While on an 8 mile final for 27R into PHL at 2,800 ft, a drone passed our flight path from left to right about 20-30 feet above us and 1 mile or less in front of us. Drones should have ATC transponders. Every drone should have a built in technology to keep them away from a Class B through D airspace.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Conflict
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 ↗.