NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
Air carrier First Officer reported an NMAC during arrival with what was possibly a UAS. 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
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reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
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X, Y.
During TEJAS 5 arrival, at 6000 ft over HOWLN waypoint, I saw a flying object that was presumably a drone. Approximately 50 inches wide, and similar length carrying some sort vertical "load" (rectangular shape ) both grey color with a green light on it. The object was around 50 ft or less away from the right wing tip. I will appreciate if you can share any findings regarding this event.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Airspace Violation
- Conflict
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Environment - Non Weather Related
- Primary Problem
- Environment - Non Weather Related
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 ↗.