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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Insitu SCANEAGLE3 · Upendleton, OR · May 3, 2022

Date: May 3, 2022 · 11:36 local
Place: Upendleton, OR
Airport: Eastern Oregon Regional Airpor
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N312LE
Reported as: Insitu SCANEAGLE3
Reported engine: Amateur-built ORBITAL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,146 total69 in this make and model

N312LERegistered now · Insitu SCANEAGLE3S/N 4-20-0002 · Built 2020 Airframe modelInsitu SCANEAGLE3 Engine 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.

At approximately 1836Z on 05/03/2022 privacy data omitted a UAS, launched from the pendleton regional airport (kpdt). During climb out the operator reported that they had lost engine power and they would be returning to the airport to a preplanned landing area. The UAS landed in the preplanned area. Damage to the aircraft is to the nose cone and the payload attached in the nose of the aircraft. There were no injuries to ground personnel or damage to property reported. Pictures of the UAS were sent to this office. The UAS was removed from the area where the landing and incident occurred before this office was contacted.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1836Z ON 05/03/2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A UAS, LAUNCHED FROM THE PENDLETON REGIONAL AIRPORT (KPDT). DURING CLIMB OUT THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THEY HAD LOST ENGINE POWER AND THEY WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT TO A PREPLANNED LANDING AREA. THE UAS LANDED IN THE PREPLANNED AREA. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS TO THE NOSE CONE AND THE PAYLOAD ATTACHED IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO GROUND PERSONNEL OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY REPORTED. PICTURES OF THE UAS WERE SENT TO THIS OFFICE. THE UAS WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA WHERE THE LANDING AND INCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED.