20190930024379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Philadelphia, PA · September 30, 2019

Date: September 30, 2019 · 10:44 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

^David kappler, 4114337^

Dji - FA3THL797E

Unknown ghz, part 107

The rated UAS pilot was operating line of sight from the new jersey side of the Delaware river and inadvertently ran into a crane on the Pennsylvania side of the river. Damage other than the UAS was reported to be greater than $500.

Pilot interview revealed that he simply misjudged his distance and should have 'panned' the camera. He determined that the winds were acceptable and the aircraft was airworthy prior to flight.

As the FAA filed it

^DAVID KAPPLER, 4114337^

DJI - FA3THL797E

UNKNOWN GHZ, PART 107

THE RATED UAS PILOT WAS OPERATING LINE OF SIGHT FROM THE NEW JERSEY SIDE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND INADVERTENTLY RAN INTO A CRANE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SIDE OF THE RIVER. DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE UAS WAS REPORTED TO BE GREATER THAN $500.

PILOT INTERVIEW REVEALED THAT HE SIMPLY MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND SHOULD HAVE 'PANNED' THE CAMERA. HE DETERMINED THAT THE WINDS WERE ACCEPTABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY PRIOR TO FLIGHT.