What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Received notification of UAS sighting from a pilot of a PA34 aircraft on approach to st. louis downtown airport (cps) at an altitude of approximately 1300 ft. UAS was reported to be red in color and approximately a 2-foot wide quadcopter. UAS was at PA34?s 12 o?clock position and caused the pilot of the PA34 to dive 100 feet in order to avoid it resulting in a near mid-air collision (NMAC). ATC contacted local law enforcement who conducted a search of the ground area near the sighting of the UAS. No UAS operator was identified. Insufficient information is available to pursue an investigation. Refer to NMAC report # NGLTCPS21001.
As the FAA filed it
RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF UAS SIGHTING FROM A PILOT OF A PA34 AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (CPS) AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1300 FT. UAS WAS REPORTED TO BE RED IN COLOR AND APPROXIMATELY A 2-FOOT WIDE QUADCOPTER. UAS WAS AT PA34?S 12 O?CLOCK POSITION AND CAUSED THE PILOT OF THE PA34 TO DIVE 100 FEET IN ORDER TO AVOID IT RESULTING IN A NEAR MID-AIR COLLISION (NMAC). ATC CONTACTED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE GROUND AREA NEAR THE SIGHTING OF THE UAS. NO UAS OPERATOR WAS IDENTIFIED. INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO PURSUE AN INVESTIGATION. REFER TO NMAC REPORT # NGLTCPS21001.