Just to provide a new, stimulating discussion topic, the rules contained in Part 830 are applicable to unmanned aerial systems as well as manned.
eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations
eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations
§107.9 Accident reporting.
No later than 10 calendar days after an operation that meets the criteria of either paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, a remote pilot in command must report to the FAA, in a manner acceptable to the Administrator, any operation of the small unmanned aircraft involving at least:
(a) Serious injury to any person or any loss of consciousness; or
(b) Damage to any property, other than the small unmanned aircraft, unless one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The cost of repair (including materials and labor) does not exceed $500; or
(2) The fair market value of the property does not exceed $500 in the event of total loss.
Unmanned aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of any public or civil unmanned aircraft system that takes place between the time that the system is activated with the purpose of flight and the time that the system is deactivated at the conclusion of its mission, in which:
(1) Any person suffers death or serious injury; or
(2) The aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 300 pounds or greater and sustains substantial damage.
Patr you are correct . part 107 commercial operators are required to file reports to ntsb on accidents. I do think there is also a report to nasa as well to was covered in one of my classes from remotepilot101.com.
107.8 is applicable but Part 830 does not specifically exclude sUAS, and as sUAS are indeed unmanned aircraft we might presume that makes them subject to NTSB reporting requirements for commercial operators. Commercial operator being the qualifier.
In order to minimize the burden on operators of a small UAS and the NTSB, we have exempted from the definitions of “aircraft accident” and “unmanned aircraft accident” in section 830.2 of the NTSB regulations those events in which there is only substantial damage to the aircraft (no injuries), and the aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of less than 300 pounds.
Patr you are correct . part 107 commercial operators are required to file reports to ntsb on accidents. I do think there is also a report to nasa as well to was covered in one of my classes from remotepilot101.com.
Now that I've stepped on my ta-ta let's move on to a couple different questions; Aside from waiver category sUAS, what is the maximum weight of a normal category sUAS? What is the maximum weight of a normal category recreational sUAS?
Phaedrus is correct as the definitions in 830.2 state;
(2) The aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 300 pounds or greater and sustains substantial damage.
But... there is an OR in the two listed criteria.
The second is the “...of or greater than 300 pounds.”
The first criteria is “death or serious injury.”
I do not interpret the second clause as overriding the first.
Am I misinterpreting the intent?
Jeff
“Unmanned aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of any public or civil unmanned aircraft system that takes place between the time that the system is activated with the purpose of flight and the time that the system is deactivated at the conclusion of its mission, in which:
(1) Any person suffers death or serious injury; or
(2) The aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 300 pounds or greater and sustains substantial damage.”
In order to minimize the burden on operators of a small UAS and the NTSB, we have exempted from the definitions of “aircraft accident” and “unmanned aircraft accident” in section 830.2 of the NTSB regulations those events in which there is only substantial damage to the aircraft (no injuries), and the aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of less than 300 pounds.
“Unmanned aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of any public or civil unmanned aircraft system that takes place between the time that the system is activated with the purpose of flight and the time that the system is deactivated at the conclusion of its mission, in which:
(1) Any person suffers death or serious injury; or
(2) The aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 300 pounds or greater and sustains substantial damage.”
You are missing the NTSB memo I posted where they clearly state that a UAV under 300 pounds is exempted from Section 830 reporting requirements.