# Incident 20200902021079I: Carmel, IN, September 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2020, 11:25 local time
- Place: Carmel, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 39.9784° N, 86.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9784&lon=-86.1180&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/20200902021079I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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