NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
Flight instructor reported an NMAC with a UAS during cruise flight. 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 narrative
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.
A drone flew over the left wing of our Diamond DV20 after completing steep turns. The drone was at an altitude of 3000 ft MSL. There was no position lighting or warning from ADS-B or TCAS. The drone was a 4 propeller drone and was directly over the end of the left wing. It was not seen again after flying in a 360. The position and altitude were reported to ZZZ Approach. The student in the left seat was able to identify the drone as something that appeared to a DJI Phantom drone.
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 ↗.