UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Human Factors
Aircraft X a UAV remote piloted aircraft with Aircraft Z for escort. Requested to descend to 2;000 feet due to weather throughout the airspace. There were multiple squalls of snow that had affected all VFR aircraft during the entire shift and there was an unusual amount of VFR call up activity for this time of year. After descending the UAV to 2;000 feet there was a coordination to combine the operation in which I took control of the entire airspace. After the coordination; I had multiple VFR call ups for VFR flight following. One of the aircraft were flying directly into a snow squall which I felt needed to be resolved. While this situation was being resolved there was a position relief briefing about to begin which further drew my attention away from the UAV. Additionally; Aircraft Y a [commercial fixed wing] departed off of Syracuse was issued a heading and climb to 10;000 feet. There was a correct readback from the pilot on both the heading and altitude. The aircraft climbed through 10;000 feet and was instructed to maintain present altitude at 11;000 and was given a pilot deviation. During this time the UAV had entered an MVA of 2;700 feet while being level at 2;000 feet. I issued a climb to the UAV to 3;000 feet soon after. Keep the operation de-combined.
Syracuse TRACON Controller reported a UAV that was below the MVA that had to be climbed and an air carrier aircraft that busted their altitude clearance.