# Incident 20190930024379I: Philadelphia, PA, September 30, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2019, 10:44 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190930024379I

## Narrative

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

^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.

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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