# Accident 20180509013919A: Mccordsville, IN, May 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mccordsville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180509013919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE UAS WAS IN OPERATION FOR AN INSURANCE DAMAGE INSPECTION OF A HOME.  UAS WAS PILOTED FROM THE GROUND AND WITHIN VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT WHEN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE UAS INTO THE HOME IT WAS INSPECTING. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE HOUSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SIDING. DAMAGE CAUSED WAS VALUED OVER $500. UAS EXPERIENCED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS RECOVERED. OPERATOR DID NOT EXPECT THE TURBULANT AIR AROUND THE ROOF AND HAS NOW SET A PERSONAL LIMIT FOR OPERATING IN THE WIND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.