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Pilot Reports Drone Flew Close to Jetliner Near J.F.K.
By PATRICK MCGEEHAN and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Flocks of geese are not the only airborne hazards pilots will be watching for around New York City’s airports, after one captain reported passing a drone on Monday afternoon.
About 1:15 p.m., the pilot of an Alitalia jet arriving from Rome told air traffic controllers that he had spotted a small drone or model aircraft as he approached John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials said. He said he was about four miles southeast of the airport when he saw the “drone,” which he said was about 1,500 feet off the ground.That location would have put it near the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County. Westbound planes headed for runway 31R at Kennedy Airport usually fly along the coastline.
Aviation officials had no ready explanation for what the pilot reported. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would investigate the sighting of a “small unmanned or remote-controlled aircraft.”
The F.B.I. started investigating the report on Monday, a bureau spokesman said. He said the pilot told the authorities that a small, unmanned aircraft flew within 200 feet of the jet as it was preparing to land.
The jet was not come so close to the small craft that the pilot had to take any “evasive action,” the aviation administration said. The Alitalia flight landed safely and its passengers exited normally.
It was not immediately clear if anyone else saw the object, which the pilot reported as being black and featuring several propellers, a person familiar with the inquiry said.
One federal official said he could not recall another report of a drone sighting near a New York City airport, but said it was possibly the object spotted was a model aircraft operated by a civilian. The New York Police Department sent a helicopter from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to search for the aircraft but it was not found, the official said.
Mysterious aircraft sighting near JFK Airport sparks FAA investigation
- Unknown craft spotted by Alitalia pilot as he came in for a landing at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Authorities looking into whether 'drone' was a radio-controlled aircraft that had wandered into commercial airspace
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A bizarre sighting near JFK Airport has led to a federal investigation after a pilot spotted the unknown flying object as he landed a commercial jet yesterday.
The Alitalia pilot was in his final approach into JFK over Brooklyn, New York, just after 1pm when he saw something hovering about 200 feet away.
Despite the aircraft's sudden appearance in the sky, it was not in the pilot's way, and he was able to land the commercial jet safely.
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Trouble in the skies? An investigation is underway after an Alitalia pilot spotted what he said was a small drone as he prepared to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, pictured
Sources told the New York Post that the 'drone' was black in color, and had helicopter rotors on its corners.
In an audio recording released last night, the pilot can be heard saying: 'We saw a drone, a drone aircraft.'
In response, the tower warns other pilots, telling one: 'Delta 1368, use caution. There was a report of a drone aircraft on about a 5-mile funnel 1,500 feet.'
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