Micro UAS; Multirotor
Flight Crew Private; Flight Crew Remote Pilot (UAS)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days (UAS) 5; Flight Crew Total 145; Flight Crew Total (UAS) 150; Flight Crew Type (UAS) 1
Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of VLOS (UAS); Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Lost / Unrecoverable (UAS); Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Weather
Flying a 0.055 lbs fixed wing RC in an open park space in early morning. An unleashed dog came running up and created a distraction for a few seconds; at which time the aircraft drifted about 200 yards downwind over nearby residential area. Steered the aircraft back; but at one point the wind and turbulence became too much and the aircraft went down over the residential area. It has so far not been relocated. The winds were much too close to the limits for such a light aircraft.
Hobbyist UAS pilot was distracted by an animal while flying. The UAS flew into an area with high winds and the UAS pilot was unable to maintain control of the UAS which crashed a short time later.