The FAA reported a drone sighting by an Airbus A300-600 near San Jose, California on 19 November 2015. Separation distance reported as unknown.
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN JOSE, CA/UAS INCIDENT/1727P/FEDEX 3724, A306, REPORTED A UAS ON WEST SIDE WHILE ON 7 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 30L AT 1,800 FEET. EVASIVE ACTION NOT REPORTED. UNKN IF LEO NOTIFIED.
MOR Alert: PILOT REPORTED UNMANNED DRONE ON WEST SIDE OF 7 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO 30L AT 018
Aircraft: Airbus A300-600
Operator: FedEx
Flight: FX3724
Aircraft altitude: 1800 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.