20210927022689I

Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Atlanta, GA · September 27, 2021

Date: September 27, 2021 · 14:00 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Phase of flight: Climb
Damage: Destroyed
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.

At approximately 2PM on Monday, September 27, 2021,the PIC experienced a drone malfunction at privacy data omitted. Upon taking off the PIC commenced operations from the same place as before. Shortly after takeoff while in a hover right above the take off approximately 200FT,the remote control screen was prompted "magnetic interference" and then the aircraft disconnected and screen went black. As the PIC looked up from the remote control to spot the drone hovering above, the dji inspire 2 drifted towards a building making contact with the building and fell to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 2PM ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021,THE PIC EXPERIENCED A DRONE MALFUNCTION AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. UPON TAKING OFF THE PIC COMMENCED OPERATIONS FROM THE SAME PLACE AS BEFORE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE IN A HOVER RIGHT ABOVE THE TAKE OFF APPROXIMATELY 200FT,THE REMOTE CONTROL SCREEN WAS PROMPTED "MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE" AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT DISCONNECTED AND SCREEN WENT BLACK. AS THE PIC LOOKED UP FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL TO SPOT THE DRONE HOVERING ABOVE, THE DJI INSPIRE 2 DRIFTED TOWARDS A BUILDING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BUILDING AND FELL TO THE GROUND.