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13 Dec, 2014

Investigators confirm Heathrow plane in near miss with drone – The Guardian

Aviation near-miss investigators have expressed considerable concern that a device believed to be a drone came within 20ft of an incoming passenger plane at Heathrow airport.

The Airbus A320 was 700ft from landing when the pilot reported seeing a small black object to the left of the aircraft, the report by the UK Airprox (aircraft proximity) Board (UKAB) said.

The object passed about 20ft over the wing and appeared to be a small radio-controlled helicopter, the report said.

The object did not strike the plane and the pilot was able to make a normal landing in the incident, which occurred at 2.16pm on 22 July.

Read the rest: Investigators confirm Heathrow plane in near miss with drone | World news | The Guardian.