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FAA incident report · Amazon Logistics MK27 · Pendleton, OR · October 8, 2021

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Date
October 8, 2021 · 14:22 local
Place
Pendleton, OR
Airport
Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendlet
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N143PA
Reported as
Amazon Logistics MK27
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,850 total
N143PARegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2023 · Amazon Logistics MK27S/N 000380 · Built 2020Airframe modelAmazon Logistics MK27Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N143PA, an privacy data omitted MK27 UAS was given a launch command from the part 91 r&d launch pad at PDT, and immediately began to rotate on its side after vertical takeoff began. Right side of aircraft did not lift equal to left side, and UAS rolled over upside down. A flight termination system command was given but it was not effective in preventing loss of control. UAS impacted the ground upside down causing spar damage and damage to center section of UAS. Aircraft damage substantial ber.

As the FAA filed it

N143PA, AN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MK27 UAS WAS GIVEN A LAUNCH COMMAND FROM THE PART 91 R&D LAUNCH PAD AT PDT, AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ROTATE ON ITS SIDE AFTER VERTICAL TAKEOFF BEGAN. RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT DID NOT LIFT EQUAL TO LEFT SIDE, AND UAS ROLLED OVER UPSIDE DOWN. A FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM COMMAND WAS GIVEN BUT IT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING LOSS OF CONTROL. UAS IMPACTED THE GROUND UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SPAR DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO CENTER SECTION OF UAS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL BER.