RPC Emergency Procedures & Accidents 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under 14 CFR Part 107, a remote pilot must report a sUAS accident to the FAA within how many calendar days when it meets the reporting threshold?
- 10 days (Correct answer)
- 30 days
- 5 days
- 48 hours
Correct answer: 10 days
Part 107.9 requires accident reports to be submitted to the FAA within 10 calendar days when the threshold criteria are met.
Question 2: Which of the following sUAS accident scenarios triggers a mandatory FAA report under Part 107.9?
- Serious injury to any person (Correct answer)
- Minor scratch on the drone's body
- Loss of GPS signal during flight
- Battery discharged below 20%
Correct answer: Serious injury to any person
Serious injury to any person is one of the two thresholds that require a mandatory FAA accident report under 107.9.
Question 3: A sUAS loses power and descends uncontrolled, striking a parked car and causing $700 in damage. Must the remote pilot file an FAA accident report?
- Yes, because property damage exceeds $500 (Correct answer)
- No, because no person was injured
- No, because the $500 threshold only applies to manned aircraft
- Yes, only if the car belongs to a third party
Correct answer: Yes, because property damage exceeds $500
Part 107.9 requires reporting when property damage (other than to the sUAS itself) exceeds $500 to any single object.
Question 4: During an emergency, a remote pilot deviates from Part 107 to avoid a collision. What must the pilot do afterward?
- Send a written report to the FAA upon request (Correct answer)
- File an immediate NOTAM
- Notify the nearest ATCT by phone
- Submit a NASA ASRS report within 10 days
Correct answer: Send a written report to the FAA upon request
Under Part 107.21, after an emergency deviation the remote pilot must send a written report to the FAA Administrator upon request.
Question 5: A drone experiences a flyaway and lands in a crowd, causing minor scrapes to two bystanders. Which statement is correct regarding FAA reporting?
- Report is required because persons were injured (Correct answer)
- Report is not required because injuries were minor
- Report is only required if the drone is heavier than 55 lbs
- Report is only required if the flyaway lasted more than 30 seconds
Correct answer: Report is required because persons were injured
Any injury to a person — regardless of severity description beyond 'serious' — still meets the Part 107.9 'serious injury' standard if it requires hospitalization or professional medical treatment.
Question 6: Which action is MOST appropriate when a remote pilot loses visual contact with their sUAS and cannot regain it?
- Activate the Return-to-Home function and alert bystanders below (Correct answer)
- Continue operating while calling ATC for radar assistance
- Immediately file an FAA accident report
- Increase throttle to climb above the clouds for better visibility
Correct answer: Activate the Return-to-Home function and alert bystanders below
Activating RTH and warning bystanders protects people on the ground while attempting to recover the aircraft within VLOS rules.
Question 7: Which FAA system should a remote pilot use to voluntarily report a safety hazard or near-miss that does NOT meet the mandatory accident threshold?
- NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) (Correct answer)
- NOTAM filing system
- FAA DroneZone portal accident form
- Air Traffic Control directly via radio
Correct answer: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
The NASA ASRS provides voluntary, confidential safety reporting for aviation incidents including UAS near-misses that don't meet mandatory thresholds.
RPC Emergency Procedures & Accidents 2
Under 14 CFR Part 107, a remote pilot must report a sUAS accident to the FAA within how many calendar days when it meets the reporting threshold?