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FAA incident report · Insitu SCANEAGLE · Pendleton, OR · June 21, 2023

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Date
June 21, 2023 · 19:48 local
Place
Pendleton, OR
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N854SN
Reported as
Insitu Scaneagle
Reported engine
UAS N/A
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N854SNRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2024 · Insitu SCANEAGLES/N 18-2854Airframe modelInsitu SCANEAGLE

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What happened

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

During a scheduled flight test at the Pendleton UAS test range, it was observed that the aircraft was not maintaining altitude as anticipated. The RPM indicated that the engine was experiencing a stuck throttle condition. An attempt to recover the aircraft was made but the aircraft missed the recovery system and impacted the nearby ground. No personnel were injured.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A SCHEDULED FLIGHT TEST AT THE PENDLETON UAS TEST RANGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINING ALTITUDE AS ANTICIPATED. THE RPM INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING A STUCK THROTTLE CONDITION. AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE BUT THE AIRCRAFT MISSED THE RECOVERY SYSTEM AND IMPACTED THE NEARBY GROUND. NO PERSONNEL WERE INJURED.