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When the uav's original route of flight was compromised by an active MOA; its flight crew received vectors around populated areas and to the vicinity of their recovery station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1029448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 7200 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
ATC cleared our uav via a vector change to our route of flight due to active military airspace. The new route took the uav over the populated area of a nearby large city. We are not allowed to fly the uav over populated areas; so asked for vectors around the city. ATC then assigned a heading of 095 which would have put the uav over the populated area of an adjacent smaller city so we again asked for another heading to avoid populated areas. They then assigned a heading of 085 to avoid overflight of the smaller city. Center continued to provide vectors around all the populated areas. Once clear; center handed us off to approach and recovery was made without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the UAV's original route of flight was compromised by an active MOA; its flight crew received vectors around populated areas and to the vicinity of their recovery station.
Narrative: ATC cleared our UAV via a vector change to our route of flight due to active military airspace. The new route took the UAV over the populated area of a nearby large city. We are not allowed to fly the UAV over populated areas; so asked for vectors around the city. ATC then assigned a heading of 095 which would have put the UAV over the populated area of an adjacent smaller city so we again asked for another heading to avoid populated areas. They then assigned a heading of 085 to avoid overflight of the smaller city. Center continued to provide vectors around all the populated areas. Once clear; Center handed us off to Approach and recovery was made without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.