The FAA reported a drone sighting by an Embraer ERJ-145 near Ypsilanti, Michigan on 2 January 2016. Separation distance reported as unknown.
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: YPSILANTI, MI/UAS INCIDENT/1425E/YIP ATCT REPORTED EXPRESS JET 2323, E145, OBSERVED A SMALL QUADCOPTER-TYPE UAS WHILE SOUTHWEST BOUND AT 2,400 FEET VCNTY YIP. NO INJURIES REPORTED. WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.
MOR Alert for YIP
Type: Public inquiry or concern (including all pilot reported NMACs)
Date/Time: Jan 2, 2016 – 1925Z
A/C: ASQ2323 (E145)Summary: ASQ2323 E145 REPORTED A DRONE FLYING TWO TO THREE HUNDRED YARDS OF HIS RIGHT WING ABOUT 2400FT. ASQ2323 WAS ON A SEVEN MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23L WHEN THE DRONE WAS REPORTED. THE DRONE WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING A QUAD COPTER ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET WIDE. ROC CALL AT 1930Z. QCG-CALLED AT 2930Z. D21 NOTIFIED AT 0930Z. DEN NOTIFIED AT 1936Z. WAYNE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED AT 1935Z.
MOR Alert for D21
Type:
Date/Time: Jan 2, 2016 – 1925Z
A/C: ASQ2323 (E170)Summary: YIP TOWER CALLED TO ADVISE US THAT ASQ2323 HAD SEEN A DRONE ON A 7 MILE FINAL FOR RY 23L OFF THEIR RIGHT SIDE AT 2,400 FEET. THEY SAID IT WAS ABOUT A FOOT WIDE, AND WAS A FOUR ROTORED ROTORCRAFT. REQIRED BROADCASTS MADE.
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-145
Operator: ExpressJet
Flight: ASQ2323
Aircraft altitude: 2400 ft
Separation: unknown
Source: FAA
Please note:
This information is based on an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sighting as reported to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A UAS can be a personal drone (e.g. a quadcopter), or a larger military drone.
Please note that separation distances are solely based on pilot’s judgements and not necessarily accurate since horizontal and vertical separation distances can be hard to judge.