39.9784° N, 86.1180° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 2, 2020 · 11:25 local
Place
Carmel, IN
Phase of flight
Maneuver
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.
The remote pilot privacy data omitted4119147privacy data omitted to conduct an insurance claim inspection. The remote pilot flew too close to the structure and a gust of wind caused the drone to collide with the roof resulting in damage to the shingles.
As the FAA filed it
THE REMOTE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^4119147^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CONDUCT AN INSURANCE CLAIM INSPECTION. THE REMOTE PILOT FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE STRUCTURE AND A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE DRONE TO COLLIDE WITH THE ROOF RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE SHINGLES.