20210127003039I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Blaine, WA · January 27, 2021

Date
January 27, 2021 · 19:26 local
Place
Blaine, WA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Damage
Substantial 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.

Suas incident: accident report reference number: uasa-2021-00003

Ua registration number: FA3HKHEPEE

Ua make & model: dji matrice 300 (M300)

Cost of damage (other than suas): $2,055.08

PIC was providing demonstration flight to privacy data omitted crew member after performing a surveillance flight. PIC lost control of the aircraft during a return to home sequence. The suas struck a parked vehicle. Operator reviewed the suas flight log and revealed one of the propellers support arms was not fully engaged causing the incident.

As the FAA filed it

SUAS INCIDENT: ACCIDENT REPORT REFERENCE NUMBER: UASA-2021-00003

UA REGISTRATION NUMBER: FA3HKHEPEE

UA MAKE & MODEL: DJI MATRICE 300 (M300)

COST OF DAMAGE (OTHER THAN SUAS): $2,055.08

PIC WAS PROVIDING DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CREW MEMBER AFTER PERFORMING A SURVEILLANCE FLIGHT. PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A RETURN TO HOME SEQUENCE. THE SUAS STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. OPERATOR REVIEWED THE SUAS FLIGHT LOG AND REVEALED ONE OF THE PROPELLERS SUPPORT ARMS WAS NOT FULLY ENGAGED CAUSING THE INCIDENT.