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Unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) pilot reported losing control of the drone; causing it to collide with a ship.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1557030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was flying my (uas) drone at the boat harbor. I was recording a boat that just docked with my wife and two friends aboard. I flew too close approximately 50 feet at an altitude of 25 to 35 feet AGL; a gust of wind caught the drone and veered it into the rear open compartment deck for viewing on the vessel. Winds were 5 - 8 miles approximately with an occasional gust of 9 -10 miles per hour. I tried to recover but the uas hit the roof deck. Witnesses said an unidentified adult man (tourist passenger) batted the uas with his hand to keep the uas from striking another passenger and received a minor cut from the prop. The passenger exited the boat and left on the tour bus not leaving his name or other information. The captain secured the uas and upon my giving him all my information returned the uas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) pilot reported losing control of the drone; causing it to collide with a ship.
Narrative: I was flying my (UAS) drone at the boat harbor. I was recording a boat that just docked with my wife and two friends aboard. I flew too close approximately 50 feet at an altitude of 25 to 35 feet AGL; a gust of wind caught the drone and veered it into the rear open compartment deck for viewing on the vessel. Winds were 5 - 8 miles approximately with an occasional gust of 9 -10 miles per hour. I tried to recover but the UAS hit the roof deck. Witnesses said an unidentified adult man (tourist passenger) batted the UAS with his hand to keep the UAS from striking another passenger and received a minor cut from the prop. The passenger exited the boat and left on the tour bus not leaving his name or other information. The Captain secured the UAS and upon my giving him all my information returned the UAS.
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.