Between 2015 and 2024, RPAS aircraft type account for around 1% of all occurrences in Australia reported to the ATSB. Most classified as accidents but very low-level concern.
ATSB DATA analysed occurrences classified as ‘Encounter with RPA’ with a total of 939 since 2015. New reporting requirements for safety occurrences involving remotely piloted aircraft (or drones) took effect on 30 September 2021.
The Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2021 require the reporting of certain transport safety occurrences to the ATSB as immediately or routine reportable matters. It also introduced updated requirements for operators of certain types of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to make reports to the ATSB.
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