Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 91; Flight Crew Total 11853; Flight Crew Type 5972
Situational Awareness
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Unauthorized Flight Operations (UAS)
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Procedure; Human Factors
On our flight to ZZZ1 from ZZZ we just crossed the shore of the Delaware Bay from ZZZ; about 11 nm east of DONIL intersection at 16;000 ft; XA:30; we flew past a drone that appeared to be stationary.  The drone; quad type; looked to be approximately 500 feet below our left wing. The encounter was reported to Washington Center.
Corporate flight crew was in cruise flight at 16;000 feet when they noticed a UAS about 500 feet below them and notified ATC.