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Occurred In Controlled Airspace
King Air A100. Minor damage. No injuries.
The flight crew was conducting a visual approach to Runway 24 at Quebec/Jean-Lesage International Airport the evening of Oct. 12, 2017, when they saw a drone in front of the King Air’s left wing. “The pilot had no time to take evasive action,” said the report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). “The impact was unavoidable.”
The collision occurred at 2,500 ft and about 7 nm (13 km) from the runway. The crew declared an emergency and landed the aircraft without further incident. The pilots and their six passengers were not injured. “The damage was limited to a dent at the point of impac…
