POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS POUGHKEEPSIE NY UAS INCIDENT 1510E POUGHKEEPSIE ATCT ADVISED VFR SIKORSKY

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: POUGHKEEPSIE, NY/UAS INCIDENT/1510E/POUGHKEEPSIE ATCT ADVISED VFR SIKORSKY SK76 WHILE ON 8 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 24 POUGHKEEPSIE REPORTED A SMALL UAS. UAS WAS BRIGHTLY COLORED AT 2,500 FEET NE BOUND AND PASSED IN FRONT OF ACFT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW YORK STATE PD NOTIFIED.

MOR Alert for POU Number: POU-M-2015/04/22-0001 Type: Other Date/Time: Apr 22, 2015 - 1910Z A/C: SK76 Summary: SK76 REPORTED A DRONE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GARBAGE PAIL COVER BRIGHTLY COLORED PASS IN FRONT OF HIM. THEY WERE BOTH AT THE SAME ALTIDUDE(2500’). THIS HAPPENED OVER SKY ACRES AIRPORT(44N) (AN 8 MILE FINAL FOR RWY 24) ACFT WAS HEADING SW BOUND ON FINAL FOR RWY 24 THE DRONE WAS HEADING NE BOUND.THE PILOT DID NOT NEED TAKE EVASIVE ACTION LATERAL SEPERATION APPROXIMATELY 500’ LATERAL.