DJI Inspire 2
Flight Crew Remote Pilot (UAS)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days (UAS) 35; Flight Crew Total (UAS) 1200; Flight Crew Type (UAS) 800
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Unauthorized Flight Operations (UAS); Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of VLOS (UAS)
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors
Breached 400 ft. ceiling in airspace authorization. Was on a very fast climb and was keeping VLOS (Visual Line of Sight) of the UAS in order to see and avoid all aircraft. RPIC (Remote Pilot in Command) was monitoring altitude by briefly breaking VLOS to look at GCS (Ground Control Station) screen. RPIC was briefly distracted by a member of the flight crew and the interval between checking the GCS screen exceeded anticipated amount of time. When RPIC saw the UAS exceeding altitude; RPIC immediately stopped and began descending. RPIC should have crew member read off altitude during fast climb.
Commercial UAS crew operating a UAS exceeded authorized altitude during climb while in close proximity to Class C airspace.