28.4294° N, 81.3090° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 2, 2019 · 17:02 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
FFT1158 (A320) reported drone at approximately 6,500' while northbound departing from mco. FFT1158 position was ORL060006 and said it was off his right side and was bright green with dark green trim and approximately the size (and shape) of a road cone. Number of rotors is unknown. Orange county sherriff and den notified.
As the FAA filed it
FFT1158 (A320) REPORTED DRONE AT APPROXIMATELY 6,500' WHILE NORTHBOUND DEPARTING FROM MCO. FFT1158 POSITION WAS ORL060006 AND SAID IT WAS OFF HIS RIGHT SIDE AND WAS BRIGHT GREEN WITH DARK GREEN TRIM AND APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE (AND SHAPE) OF A ROAD CONE. NUMBER OF ROTORS IS UNKNOWN. ORANGE COUNTY SHERRIFF AND DEN NOTIFIED.