# Accident 20230306002439A: Taylorsville, KY, March 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2023, 09:39 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 38.0323° N, 85.3495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0323&lon=-85.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230306002439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 6, 2023 AT 0939 EST, UAS PILOT FLYING A DJI PHANTON 4 PRO, REGISTRATION NUMBER FA33HAXPKL, SN OAXCE720B30095, FREQUENCY BAND 2.4 GHZ, PERFORMING A ROOF INSPECTION FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, COLLIDED WITH A TREE BRANCH DURING HOVER FLIGHT CAUSING THE UAS TO FALL ONTO THE ROOF. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE UAS PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 4111886, TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE DRONE RESULTING IN ALLOWING THE UAS TO CONTACT THE TREE BRANCH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEAR SKID. PROPERTY DAMAGE DID RESULT ON THE ROOF

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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