What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 11, 2024, around 12:30PM, the drone pilot was performing his job duties as a claim's inspector on a house in Sonora TX. While flying his drone around the home to take pictures, the drone stuck a tree limb which broke the drone propellers and caused the limb/debris to fall on the hood of a truck that was parked under the tree. The drone crashed in the nearby driveway and did not impact the truck. The drone pilot stated that the incident occurred due to a sensor malfunction on the drone. The drone pilot then cleaned up the mess and notified his company and the owner of the vehicle.
Drone registration number is: FA34H3ACWR
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2024, AROUND 12:30PM, THE DRONE PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS JOB DUTIES AS A CLAIM'S INSPECTOR ON A HOUSE IN SONORA TX. WHILE FLYING HIS DRONE AROUND THE HOME TO TAKE PICTURES, THE DRONE STUCK A TREE LIMB WHICH BROKE THE DRONE PROPELLERS AND CAUSED THE LIMB/DEBRIS TO FALL ON THE HOOD OF A TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED UNDER THE TREE. THE DRONE CRASHED IN THE NEARBY DRIVEWAY AND DID NOT IMPACT THE TRUCK. THE DRONE PILOT STATED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO A SENSOR MALFUNCTION ON THE DRONE. THE DRONE PILOT THEN CLEANED UP THE MESS AND NOTIFIED HIS COMPANY AND THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.
DRONE REGISTRATION NUMBER IS: FA34H3ACWR