# Incident 20230728020089I: O'Fallon, MO, July 28, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2023, 12:05 local time
- Place: O'Fallon, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 38.7788° N, 90.7218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Fallon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7788&lon=-90.7218&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230728020089I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 28, 2023 THE REMOTE PIC WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FOR DATA COLLECTION WITH A SECOND OPERATOR ON THE CONTROLS. THE RPIC STATED THE OPERATOR PERFORMED DATA CHECKS BEFORE FLIGHT. THE UAS BEGAN TO CLIMB BUT WITHIN 2 SECONDS, BANKED RIGHT AND STRUCK THE VAN THE RPIC AND OPERATOR ARRIVED IN. THE RPIC REPORTED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE VAN, JUST A DENT AND SOME SCRATCHES. THE RPIC STATED HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VAN WITH NO VISUAL ON THE UAS WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.

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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