# Accident 20230802019169A: Portland, OR, August 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2023, 10:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802019169A

## Narrative

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

UAS MAKE/MODEL - DJI INSPIRE 2

UAS REGISTRATION - FA3NPKXML3

UAS NEWS-GATHERING REMOTE PILOT WAS CONDUCTIONG COMPANY CURRENCY FLIGHTS (NEEDED 3 FLIGHTS TO REMAIN TEGNA CURRENT) IN A VEHICLE PARKING LOT.  UAS FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT.  AS THE UAS DESCENDED WITHIN 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN THE PARKING LOT WHER THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED MOVING IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS (UNCOMMANDED) AND THEN MADE A HARD LEFT TURN AND INPACTED A PARKED PICKUP TRUCK.  TWO UA PROPELLERS WER BROKEN AND CAUSED DENTS AND SCRATCHES IN THE SIDE DOOR OF THE PICKUP WHICH WERE DETERMINED TO BE IN EXCESS OF $500 TO REPAIR.

## 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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