Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Radar 22
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Airspace Structure
I was providing VFR vectors to a Cessna for a practice instrument approach. The flight was on a south downwind to CRQ when the pilot reported that an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with a red light came within 50 feet of his position. Regulate UAV usage and prosecute violators.
SCT Controller reported a conflict between a Cessna 172 pilot and an unmanned aerial vehicle within 50 feet of their aircraft while on a south downwind to CRQ.