# Incident 20200901021139I: The Dalles, OR, September 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2020, 04:49 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 45.5984° N, 121.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5984&lon=-121.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- 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/20200901021139I

## Narrative

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

THE OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING A LIDAR AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY SURVEY OF THE POWER LINES FOR BKI AND PUD UP NEAR THE DALLES ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST 2020. THEY HAD TWO DRONES IN THE AIR OVER THE LINES, ONE SMALL DRONE AT ABOUT 300'AGL AND ONE LARGE DRONE AT ABOUT 100'AGL OVER THE TRANSMISSION LINES. THE OPERATORS DRONE WAS ABOUT 500' FROM THE LAUNCH ZONE, WHEN THEY HEARD SOMEONE SHOOTING AT THE DRONE. THE OPERATOR BEGAN TO BRING THE DRONES IN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AS THE PERSON  CONTINUED TO FIRE AT THE DRONE PROBABLY ABOUT 12 TO 18 TIMES WITH WHAT SOUNDED TO BE A .22 CALIBER. ONCE THEY LANDED THE DRONE, THE OPERATOR INSPECTED IT FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR OF THE NEW LIDAR DRONE HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHERE A BULLET HAD TORN THROUGH THE CARBON FIBER AND BLOWN THE RETAINER RING OFF. THE OPERATOR CALLED  THE WASCO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. A CASE FILE WAS OPENED AND AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED. LEAP WAS ALSO CONTACTED.

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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