August 15th, 2015
St. Lucie County , Florida - MOR Alert for FPR Number FPR M 2015 08 15 0001 Type Other Date Time
Posted in:
MOR Alert for FPR Number: FPR-M-2015/08/15-0001 Type: Other Date/Time: Aug 15, 2015 - 1848Z A/C: (C172/G)
Summary: VFR FINAL RUNWAY 10R REPORTED A DRONE ON APPROXIMATELY 7 MILE FINAL AT 2000 FEET, COALTITUDE. LATERAL SEPARATION WAS 100 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE TO MANEUVER TO AVOID THE DRONE, DESCRIBED AS A QUAD COPTER. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENT ARRIVALS WERE ADVISED AND STEERED AWAY FROM REPORT LOCATION. ZMA SECTOR 3, MIAMI FSS NOTIFIED, ATIS CHANGED TO INDICATE REPORT LOCATION. PILOT CONTACTED TOWER AFTER LANDING AND STATED THE DRONE APPEARED TO HAVE A CAMERA SUSPENDED UNDER IT AND MANEUVERED TO FOLLOW THE CESSNA.