31 May 2022
Oscar
By email:
[FYI request #19310 email]
REF: 22/OIR/230
Tēnā koe Oscar
Official information request
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request dated 10 May 2022. You
requested (numbering added):
“I request the fol owing information for the past 5 year period.
1. How many drone safety reports have been received.
2. A breakdown/summary for the reason of the safety report.
3. How many occurrence reports have been received.
4. A breakdown/summary for the reason of the occurrence report.
5. A breakdown/summary for the result of both reports (wrong
information/warning/prosecution etc).
6. Number of drone related convictions and the conviction/sentencing result.”
1. Over the past 5 years, how many drone safety reports have been received.
From 2017 to May 2022 3011 RPAS-related reports or complaints have been received by the
CAA.
Year
RPAS Reports Received
Annual y
2017
363
2018
506
2019
469
2020
679
2021
690
2022 (to May)
304
Grand Total
3011
2. A breakdown/summary for the reason of the safety report.
Level 15, 55 Featherston Street, Wel ington 6011 – PO Box 3555, Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 560 9400, Fax: +64 4 569 2024, Email: [email address], Web: www.caa.govt.nz
A table of RPAS occurrence reports by report type is below. Please note that many
reports/complaints feature multiple elements that can’t be captured under one single ‘type’,
so these are coded based upon the most substantive of the reported issues.
RPAS Report Type
RPAS Reports Received
Annual y from 2017 - May
2022 by Report Type
Consent of people under flight path not
1460
obtained
Other
358
Within 4km of aerodrome
297
Operating in control ed airspace without
253
clearance
Air proximity
222
Hazardous operation
216
Night flying
127
Crash
78
Grand Total
3011
3. How many occurrence reports have been received
4. A breakdown/summary for the reason of the occurrence report.
As per questions 1 and 2 above.
5. A breakdown/summary for the result of both reports (wrong
information/warning/prosecution etc).
and
6.
Number of drone related convictions and the conviction/sentencing result
Please find 3 tables below which outlines the number of RPAS investigations which have
resulted in written warnings, infringement notices, and prosecutions.
Level 15, 55 Featherston Street, Wel ington 6011 – PO Box 3555, Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 560 9400, Fax: +64 4 569 2024, Email: [email address], Web: www.caa.govt.nz
Number of RPAS investigations
resulting in written warnings
2013
0
2014
2
2015
3
2016
0
2017
3
2018
1
2019
4
2020
12
2021
4
2022
1
Number of RPAS investigations
resulting in infringement notices
2013
0
2014
2
2015
3
2016
2
2017
8
2018
8
2019
4
2020
15
2021
3
2022
3
Number of RPAS investigations
resulting in prosecution
2013
0
2014
0
2015
0
2016
1
2017
0
2018
0
2019
0
2020
0
2021
1
2022
0
Level 15, 55 Featherston Street, Wel ington 6011 – PO Box 3555, Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 560 9400, Fax: +64 4 569 2024, Email: [email address], Web: www.caa.govt.nz
If you wish to discuss any element of your request, please contac
t [CAA request email]
Nāku noa, nā
David Harrison
Deputy Chief Executive Aviation Safety
Level 15, 55 Featherston Street, Wel ington 6011 – PO Box 3555, Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 560 9400, Fax: +64 4 569 2024, Email: [email address], Web: www.caa.govt.nz
