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Aerial survey pilot; operating at 600-700 feet AGL due to weather; is informed after the fact that he may have flown too close to a drone operating in the same area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1220249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AZO.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Around noon I was performing an aerial photography mission and with the low ceilings and turbulence; I got too low while shooting and circling over my target. Apparently a drone operator was operating in the same vicinity and complained that I was flying too low! I think at one point I might have been 6-700 feet AGL momentarily in an area that might have been considered a congested area depending which side of the road you were on. I see up and coming issues with drones down low in the boundary layer conflicting with low flying aircraft. They are starting reach up close to our operating bands.I will be watching my altitude more carefully and for drones in my airspace too.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aerial survey pilot; operating at 600-700 feet AGL due to weather; is informed after the fact that he may have flown too close to a drone operating in the same area.
Narrative: Around noon I was performing an aerial photography mission and with the low ceilings and turbulence; I got too low while shooting and circling over my target. Apparently a drone operator was operating in the same vicinity and complained that I was flying too low! I think at one point I might have been 6-700 feet AGL momentarily in an area that might have been considered a congested area depending which side of the road you were on. I see up and coming issues with drones down low in the boundary layer conflicting with low flying aircraft. They are starting reach up close to our operating bands.I will be watching my altitude more carefully and for drones in my airspace too.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.