Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Confusion; Distraction
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Unauthorized Flight Operations (UAS); Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Procedure
Shortly after reaching cruising altitude of 5000 ft. MSL I was just about to cancel my IFR clearance and proceed to ZZZ1 with VFR advisories with a decent to 3500 ft MSL. After leaving the ZZZ Class B. I received a Traffic Alert on the Garmin 430 showing a target less then 1 mile and at 12 o'clock but with no altitude beside it. This prompted me to immediately look up and scan for traffic; I noticed a light almost immediately and directly ahead of me; seconds later; I passed beneath the drone by approximately 25 feet. In that moment I was able to determine it was a white; 4 bladed drone; approximately the size of a microwave. The light I had seen appeared to be just that; or a possible camera that the sun was reflecting off of. There was not enough time to react; due to this; I continued on my IFR clearance for a few more miles; while I reported the incident to ATC. After the report to ATC; I notified [company] of the event and asked them to issue a PIREP for those heading into ZZZ. There was one passenger onboard; however; they were unaware of this incident. The flight concluded safely with no aircraft damage. Cause: Unauthorized drone activity.
Air carrier flight crew was on an IFR flight; cruising at 5;000 feet. The pilot received a Traffic Alert and noticed an object directly ahead of them. Without time to react and after passing the object the pilot noticed they had a near miss with a multi-rotor UAS.