Drone exam · Incident reporting and recordkeeping

A Canadian RPAS becomes uncontrollable and briefly leaves its planned boundaries before recovery. Why should the pilot record the event even if no injury occurs?

Answer

Transport Canada guidance identifies loss of control, flyaway, boundary excursions and other events as incident analysis triggers for applicable operations. Create the required record and check any additional reporting duty.

Explanation

Operational excursions can matter even without damage because they reveal failed containment or control.