# Accident 20180919013909A: Philadelphia, PA, September 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2018, 16:45 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180919013909A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

GOPRO KARMA - FA3A9LA3WW

2.4 GHZ, PART 107

THE RATED UAS PILOT WAS INITIATING TAKEOFF MANUVERS. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE PILOT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE ROTORS AND THE LACERATIONS REQUIRED SUTURES.  HE REPORTED THE EVENT THROUGH THE ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM.

PILOT INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION DOES NOT REVEAL AN EXACT CAUSE FOR THIS.  THE PILOT SUGGESTED WIND MIGHT HAVE BLOWN HIS UAS TOWARD HIM. THE WINDS WERE BETWEEN 13 MPH AND 22 MPH AT THAT TIME. HIS LOCATION WAS A DISTANCE FROM THE  WEATHER REPORTING POINT (PHL) AND AT THE TIME AT HIS LOCATION HE FELT THE WINDS WERE ACCEPTABLE FOR TAKEOFF.

PILOT DEEMED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY AND SAID IT WAS NOT DAMAGED.

## 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.

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