Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 18500; Flight Crew Type 990
Situational Awareness
Conflict NMAC; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
While beginning my descent for landing at CXP about CHIME intersection my passenger said 'What is that?' I saw a drone pass directly off my left wing at less than 50 feet away. I was descending through 8;000' MSL. The operator of the drone is unknown and what it was doing at that altitude is also unknown; but it was where it should not be. This very dangerous situation [that] could have caused a total aircraft loss and or loss of life. I continued the flight without incident. I could not see this drone until I was so close that any evasive action would have been futile.
C182 pilot reported an NMAC with a UAV at 8000' in the vicinity of CXP airport.