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Attributes | |
ACN | 1588430 |
Time | |
Date | 201810 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
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 |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
Experience | Flight Crew Type 50 |
Events | |
Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was operating a dji mavic 2 in class G airspace in the vicinity of ZZZ airport. All operations were conducted in coordination with the pilot of a manned aircraft on the taxiway and the runway. All operations were conducted in accordance with 14cfr107 and no regulations were broken; nor any safety risk or interference created by the operation of the uas in class G airspace to the best of my knowledge. The local airport manager did approach me and asked me to land the uas as he stated it was illegal to operate near an airport; and I did land and attempted to contact the local FSDO by phone. Later the airport manager made contact with the local [faast program manager] at the FSDO who stated by phone it was 'illegal to operate a drone within 5nm of an airport'. Despite that not being true under 14cfr107; we did not operate the uas further; and left the airport. [Local] FSDO emailed me stating 'I am attempting to contact you regarding uas (drone) operation at the ZZZ airport yesterday. I have some questions I need to ask of you.' FSDO requested the registration for the uas I regularly fly and inquired if I had ever operated over people. I replied I had not ever operated over people and have always conducted operations in accordance with 14cfr107. FSDO responded: 'I have been assigned by the office to conduct an investigation into the operation of your drone at the ZZZ airport.' at no point was any part of 14cfr107 violated; however; it is clear that local FSDO offices have inconsistencies in knowledge of 14CFR; and inspectors do not appear to be complying with FAA order 8900.1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UAV operator reported being advised by local FSDO that an investigation of recent operations of his UAV in the vicinity of an airport was being initiated.
Narrative: I was operating a DJI Mavic 2 in Class G airspace in the vicinity of ZZZ airport. All operations were conducted in coordination with the pilot of a manned aircraft on the taxiway and the runway. All operations were conducted in accordance with 14CFR107 and no regulations were broken; nor any safety risk or interference created by the operation of the UAS in Class G airspace to the best of my knowledge. The local airport manager did approach me and asked me to land the UAS as he stated it was illegal to operate near an airport; and I did land and attempted to contact the local FSDO by phone. Later the airport manager made contact with the local [FAAST Program Manager] at the FSDO who stated by phone it was 'illegal to operate a drone within 5nm of an airport'. Despite that not being true under 14CFR107; we did not operate the UAS further; and left the airport. [Local] FSDO emailed me stating 'I am attempting to contact you regarding UAS (drone) operation at the ZZZ airport yesterday. I have some questions I need to ask of you.' FSDO requested the registration for the UAS I regularly fly and inquired if I had ever operated over people. I replied I had not ever operated over people and have always conducted operations in accordance with 14CFR107. FSDO responded: 'I have been assigned by the office to conduct an investigation into the operation of your drone at the ZZZ Airport.' At no point was any part of 14CFR107 violated; however; it is clear that local FSDO offices have inconsistencies in knowledge of 14CFR; and inspectors do not appear to be complying with FAA Order 8900.1.
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.