The unconfirmed report is that a “company survey” aircraft impacted a small UAS/RPA at 2,500 feet near Lewis University (KLOT) Illinois on August 27, 2015, causing damage to the leading edge of the manned aircraft wing. The only confirmed UAS/RPA manned aircraft strike occurred in 2011 in Afghanistan.
More as we get it but this is what we know.
The manned aircraft was N900AM, a Piper Navajo, looks like it was the tail that was struck.



IDENTIFICATION |
Date: |
27-AUG-15 |
Time: |
16:00:00Z |
Regis#: |
N900AM |
Aircraft Make: |
PIPER |
Aircraft Model: |
PA23 |
Event Type: |
Incident |
Highest Injury: |
None |
Aircraft Missing: |
|
Damage: |
Unknown |
LOCATION |
City: |
ROMEOVILLE |
State: |
Illinois |
Country: |
United States |
DESCRIPTION |
Description: |
AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT WHILE IN FLIGHT, ROMEOVILLE, IL. |
INJURY DATA |
Total Fatal: |
0 |
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
None |
Unknown |
Flight Crew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Cabin Crew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Passenger |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ground |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OTHER |
Activity: |
Personal |
Flight Phase: |
EN ROUTE (ENR) |
Operation: |
91 |
Aircraft Operator: |
|
Flight Number: |
|
FAA FSDO: |
FAA W. Chicago-DuPage (NON Part 121) FSDO-03 |
Entry Date: |
28-AUG-15 |
Updated since entry: |
No |
That C130 in Afghanistan