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
