Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17; Flight Crew Total 753; Flight Crew Type 753
Situational Awareness; Distraction
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Inflight Event / Encounter Object
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
On approximately 2.5 mile straight-in final to HTS Runway 12 at 800 feet AGL I saw an object just to the left of my flight path.  For the first second I thought it was a bird; but I quickly realized that the object was stationary.  Within another couple of seconds I recognized it to be man-made.We ultimately descended under the object without changing our flight path or descent rate; at its closest it was approx 20 feet above and 20 feet off my left wing.  It appeared to be a kite; with a tail.  I also thought I saw a flash of light glint off the string.  However; given the very short time the object was in view; it could also have been a powered UAV.I immediately reported the near-miss to HTS Tower; and also to HTS Departure Control about 30 minutes later when I departed the airport.
A Pilot on final approach to HTS at 800 feet reported a near miss with what appeared to be a kite but may have been a UAS.