Incident Report 20210729-00003
Incident Type: Operational

Filer of Report: Joshua Bauer
Date Filed: 07/31/2021
Date of Incident: 07/29/2021
Location of Incident: Porch; 2185 Mables Lane, Sevierville TN
Persons Invoved in Incident: Joshua Bauer (operator)
Devices Contributing to Incident: DJI Mini 2 Drone, ID#DR008g
Factors Contributing to Incident: Operator inexperience eith FPV Flying and failure to correctly understand the controls
Damages: Somewhat forceful impact to drone, followed by appxroxiamte 6 foot free fall onto dirt ground, resulting in possible scratches and potential unseen internal damage


Description of Incident: 

Operator was flying drone on the porch and from the porch, while momentarily operating from a first person perspective as opposed to maintaining direct sight with the drone. The front of the drone was facing the operator. Operator intended to rotate the drone in a counterclockwise direction but used the right stick on the controller instead of the left to acheive such desired movement, resulting in the drone moving quickly to the West side of the porch and colliding with a stick, interfereing with the drone's flight and causing it to fall 6 feet to the ground.


Determined Causes of Incident:

1. Operator did not have sufficient experience and coordination flying FPV to accurately control the movement of the drone.

2. Operator was flying drone in a dense location with many nearby objects.

3. Operator failed to compensate for the undesired movement upon looking up to see the effect his input had had.


Imposed Regualtions Resulting from Incident:

None


Imposed Recommendations Resulting from Incident:

The operator is recommended to be confident in their experience and natural coordination before engaging in activities which have a high liklihood do result in damage to the drone if the operator does not have that experience and coordination.


Additional Information:

Incident took place on the first day that the operator had possession of the drone.