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Uav pilot conducting a mapping flight of fdw runway 4 reported a low battery light and a quick return to runway 4 using CTAF procedures with a hand held VHF radio. A bonanza announced departing runway 22; but does not acknowledge the uav pilot. Evasive action was taken by the uav pilot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1370646 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FDW.Airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
While conducting a uav mapping flight of runway 4 at fdw the uav was nearing end of mission when the low battery indication was noted. During approach to landing a beechcraft bonanza announced departure from runway 22. Evasive actions were taken to descend from 900 feet MSL to get the uav on the ground as soon as possible. The departing bonanza held the aircraft low while departing. CTAF calls were made to the departing aircraft of position and altitude of the uav but received no response. Uav aircraft was recovered without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UAV pilot conducting a mapping flight of FDW Runway 4 reported a low battery light and a quick return to Runway 4 using CTAF procedures with a hand held VHF radio. A Bonanza announced departing Runway 22; but does not acknowledge the UAV pilot. Evasive action was taken by the UAV pilot.
Narrative: While conducting a UAV mapping flight of Runway 4 at FDW the UAV was nearing end of mission when the low battery indication was noted. During approach to landing a Beechcraft Bonanza announced departure from Runway 22. Evasive actions were taken to descend from 900 feet MSL to get the UAV on the ground ASAP. The departing Bonanza held the aircraft low while departing. CTAF calls were made to the departing aircraft of position and altitude of the UAV but received no response. UAV aircraft was recovered without incident.
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.