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A drone operator flying in class D airspace exceeded the altitude they were approved to operate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1740607 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SBD.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 107 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1235 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Today I flew a mission in controlled airspace. I was told by my air ops manager that we were approved to fly in the area. But the air ops manager forgot to mention we were only approved for 50 feet. The mission was to inspect utility poles and transmission lines. I flew to a max altitude of 138 feet in order to take pictures of our asset. I was well within 100 feet of flying the drone. There was no incidents and no aircraft in the area. I realized what happened after when checking laance approval to discover that we only had clearance for 50 feet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Drone operator flying in Class D airspace exceeded the altitude they were approved to operate.
Narrative: Today I flew a mission in controlled airspace. I was told by my air ops manager that we were approved to fly in the area. But the air ops manager forgot to mention we were only approved for 50 feet. The mission was to inspect utility poles and transmission lines. I flew to a max altitude of 138 feet in order to take pictures of our asset. I was well within 100 feet of flying the drone. There was no incidents and no aircraft in the area. I realized what happened after when checking LAANCE approval to discover that we only had clearance for 50 feet.
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.