Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Distraction
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft
Descending via the arrival we were cleared direct to intercept the localizer; descend and maintain 6000 feet. As we approached the localizer at 6000 feet we called the airport in sight and ATC cleared us for the Visual Approach. As the First Officer started a descent; I was looking for the traffic ahead of us as indicated on TCAS on the same approach when I saw a glint of light at 12:00 level with us and very close. As we were descending below 6000 feet we saw very clearly a black; four-rotor drone with a flashing red light and camera hung below pass 100 to 200 feet off our left wing nearly level with us. We immediately reported it to ATC as there were planes lined up behind us on the approach. After landing Ground Control gave us a number and we had a telephone conversation with the Tower about the near-miss. Someone flying their drone too high and on the approach path. Trying to get video of passing airliners for their Instagram? Can we install jammers that could prevent their remote controls from working near the airport?
An Air Carrier pilot reported a Near Mid Air Collision with a Drone.