An instructor reported his student took evasive action at 1;000 ft from a radio controlled (rc) airc...

Attributes
ACN	1283984
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	S56.TRACON
State Reference	UT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Sport Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 800
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR
Miss Distance	Horizontal 300 Vertical 0

Narrative:

The student was forced to maneuver our aircraft in order to avoid a radio controlled (rc) airplane being operated near the rc park on the northwest end of utah lake. We were performing ground reference maneuvers over the lehi/saratoga springs area at 5;500 ft MSL putting us about 1;000 ft AGL. While in a left hand turn the student saw the rc plane and reacted immediately by turning the aircraft to the right in order to avoid the hazard. As the student turned our airplane to the right I was able to see the rc plane approximately 200 feet above us performing maneuvers and dives to include a dive through our original flight path and altitude. The student wisely decided to move to a different area to perform his ground reference maneuvers. As I watched the rc plane maneuver I felt that it was intentional and that he was attempting to 'mess with us' or show off. Based on the size of the rc plane and the skill at which it was being operated I feel like the operator would have been somebody familiar with rc plane operations and regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Instructor reported his student took evasive action at 1;000 FT from a radio controlled (RC) aircraft; which was apparently being flown with intent toward and around their maneuvering aircraft. They were near an RC park northwest of Utah Lake.

Narrative: The student was forced to maneuver our aircraft in order to avoid a radio controlled (RC) airplane being operated near the RC Park on the northwest end of Utah Lake. We were performing ground reference maneuvers over the Lehi/Saratoga Springs area at 5;500 FT MSL putting us about 1;000 FT AGL. While in a left hand turn the student saw the RC plane and reacted immediately by turning the aircraft to the right in order to avoid the hazard. As the student turned our airplane to the right I was able to see the RC plane approximately 200 feet above us performing maneuvers and dives to include a dive through our original flight path and altitude. The student wisely decided to move to a different area to perform his ground reference maneuvers. As I watched the RC plane maneuver I felt that it was intentional and that he was attempting to 'mess with us' or show off. Based on the size of the RC plane and the skill at which it was being operated I feel like the operator would have been somebody familiar with RC plane operations and regulations.

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.

An instructor reported his student took evasive action at 1;000 ft from a radio controlled (rc) aircraft; which was apparently being flown with intent toward and around their maneuvering aircraft. They were near an rc park northwest of utah lake.