Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 134; Flight Crew Total 20000
Other / Unknown; Distraction
Conflict NMAC; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
We were landing at DEN with the FO hand flying in VMC. At 1000 AGL approximately 3 miles out a large yellow drone (approximately 4 feet across) flew right underneath our aircraft. It was about 50 feet below us. We did not have time to maneuver the aircraft at all in an avoidance maneuver. From the time I saw it to it flashing under the nose was about two seconds. It appeared to bank to the right (west) as it flew under us. We landed uneventfully.
On a 3 mile final at about 1000 feet altitude while hand-flying; a bright yellow drone maybe 4 feet across passed under our nose coming from our diagonal left and passing under our nose to our right side. It came and went too fast to notice any other detail. We reported the event to ATC and the FAA.
Flight crew on final at DEN reported a near miss with a drone at 1000 feet AGL.