Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles
The pilot of a Lufthansa Airbus A380 reported a drone aircraft nearly collided with the airliner Friday on its approach into Los Angeles, according to the FAA. The close encounter between the A380 and the drone occurred at about 1:30 pm local time at an altitude of 5,000 feet as the unmanned aircraft passed about 200 feet over the Lufthansa flight 14 miles east of the airport, the FAA said. No evasive action was taken by the crew and the plane made a safe landing minutes later without further incident. The FAA has received at least 42 reports of drones flying unsafely near LAX, the nation's second-busiest airport, since 2014. Data shows nearly 200 pilot reports of close encounters involving drones in California alone during the past 2 years, the most in any state. <br/>
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Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles
The pilot of a Lufthansa Airbus A380 reported a drone aircraft nearly collided with the airliner Friday on its approach into Los Angeles, according to the FAA. The close encounter between the A380 and the drone occurred at about 1:30 pm local time at an altitude of 5,000 feet as the unmanned aircraft passed about 200 feet over the Lufthansa flight 14 miles east of the airport, the FAA said. No evasive action was taken by the crew and the plane made a safe landing minutes later without further incident. The FAA has received at least 42 reports of drones flying unsafely near LAX, the nation's second-busiest airport, since 2014. Data shows nearly 200 pilot reports of close encounters involving drones in California alone during the past 2 years, the most in any state. <br/>
