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7. Does the AV appear safe to handle? If yes, carefully pick up the AV and
power off the battery if it is running.
8. Remove the battery pack. If the battery does not shut off, remove the
battery pack while it is still powered on:
a) Set in a safe place
b) Once some time has passed, check to see if the battery pack is
still warm
9. Are the arms still locked?
10. Are the arms damaged?
11. Do the motors appear to be damaged?
12. Are the motors still freely moving or do they bind?
13. Is the gimbal/camera damaged? Check the gimbal/camera wires and
connectors.
14. Are there cracks or damage to the body of the airframe?
15. Is the battery connector on the bottom of the AV still attached?
16. Collect any loose parts and put them in a bag to keep together with the AV.
9.2 DOCUMENTING AN INCIDENT REPORT
Document these items that may be required in an incident report:
1. Document the GCS and AV serial numbers.
2. What firmware version is on the AV?
3. What firmware version is the Teal QGC?
4. Describe the flight you were trying to perform: Mission, Manual, Position, or
Altitude flight mode, climbing, rolling, etc.
5. Describe your observations of how the flight performed.
6. Describe the environment (wind, snow, hot, cloudy, sunny, raining, crowded
area, open fields, etc.).
7. Describe the incident:
a) How did it fall?
b) Was it making noise as it fell? Was it silent?
c) Did the AV tumble or was it a controlled crash?
d) Was the flight stable before this?
e) Were there any warnings or errors on the GCS?
f) What was the sequence of events? Include what you expected the
AV to do and what the AV did.
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