Incidents may be reported to
drone@iaa.ie.
In the case of an accident or serious incident, immediately submit a report through aviationreporting.eu and notify the UAS Division of the Authority (
drones@iaa.ie).
Additionally, the Air Accident and Investigation Unit (AAIU) may need to be informed. See Air Navigation (Notification and Investigation of Accidents, Serious Incidents and Incidents) Regulations 2009 for more information
here.
Definitions
‘accident’ means an occurrence associated with the operation of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) which takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight until such time it comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary propulsion system is shut down, in which:
(a) a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of direct contact with –
(i) any part of the UAS, or
(ii) parts of the UAS that have become detached;
‘incident’ means an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects or could affect the safety of operations;
‘occurrence’ means any safety-related event which endangers or which, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person and includes an accident or serious incident;
‘Serious incident’ means an incident involving circumstances indicating that there was a high probability of an accident and associated with the operation of an unmanned aircraft which takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight until such time as it comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary propulsion system is shut down. The difference between an accident and a serious incident lies only in the result.
‘Serious injury’ means an injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious disfigurement or substantial loss or impairment of the mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any particular bodily member or organ;
