NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
Flight Instructor reported an NMAC with a UAS during initial 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 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.
On a left base for 5L, I noticed a white drone with four arms that I'd estimate was about two feet across to the right of and below us. We were at approximately 2,500 feet and to the North/ Northwest of HORNT, South of Plainfield when I spotted it. It was in view for 2- 3 seconds before it disappeared under our right wing.
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 ↗.