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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Lakeland, FL · September 4, 2021

Date
September 4, 2021 · 09:30 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
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.

privacy data omitted Was flying a dji mavic air 2 UAS reg # (FA3EEKMWA9) serial # 3N33J5A002L118. This operation was part 101 or recreational flight in his neighborhood. While he was flying it the cell phone became detatched from the controller and fell to the ground. privacy data omitted Stated that while the drone was in the air he sat the controller on the ground to retrieve his phone. privacy data omitted Stated that while the controller was on the ground the drone somehow lost signal and moved erratically toward the main road and struck a passing car windshield. Damage was reported to police.

privacy data omitted Will be offered compliance counseling.

Investigation sas id: S015202200928

Counseling sas id: SO15202200929

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING A DJI MAVIC AIR 2 UAS REG # (FA3EEKMWA9) SERIAL # 3N33J5A002L118. THIS OPERATION WAS PART 101 OR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.WHILE HE WAS FLYING IT THE CELL PHONE BECAME DETATCHED FROM THE CONTROLLER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE THE DRONE WAS IN THE AIR HE SAT THE CONTROLLER ON THE GROUND TO RETRIEVE HIS PHONE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE THE CONTROLLER WAS ON THE GROUND THE DRONE SOMEHOW LOST SIGNAL AND MOVED ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE MAIN ROAD AND STRUCK A PASSING CAR WINDSHIELD. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO POLICE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE OFFERED COMPLIANCE COUNSELING.

INVESTIGATION SAS ID: S015202200928

COUNSELING SAS ID: SO15202200929