20230121003079I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Davis, CA · January 21, 2023

Date
January 21, 2023 · 10:30 local
Place
Davis, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

On January 21, 2023, the pilot of UAS, registration number: privacy data omitted, was conducting a roof survey for solar panel installation. After the UAS completed an autonomius panoramic flight, the drone was returning to it's programed launch site. The drone overshot the landing site and impacted a tree then fell approx 30 feet onto the hood of a parked vehicle under the tree causing a minor paint scrach on the hood. There was no damage to the drone. Ua make, model, and serial number: dji, mavic pro 2, privacy data omitted. The remote pilot certificate number is: privacy data omitted. Frequency of UAS system: unknown. Type of operation: part 107.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 21, 2023, THE PILOT OF UAS, REGISTRATION NUMBER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING A ROOF SURVEY FOR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION. AFTER THE UAS COMPLETED AN AUTONOMIUS PANORAMIC FLIGHT, THE DRONE WAS RETURNING TO IT'S PROGRAMED LAUNCH SITE. THE DRONE OVERSHOT THE LANDING SITE AND IMPACTED A TREE THEN FELL APPROX 30 FEET ONTO THE HOOD OF A PARKED VEHICLE UNDER THE TREE CAUSING A MINOR PAINT SCRACH ON THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE DRONE. UA MAKE, MODEL, AND SERIAL NUMBER: DJI, MAVIC PRO 2, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER IS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FREQUENCY OF UAS SYSTEM: UNKNOWN. TYPE OF OPERATION: PART 107.