RIU RPAS Investigations
Date of Offence
Work Request
Work Request Title
Location
Work Request State
Rule Breach(s)
Final Action
101.205
14.05.2013
14/ENI/1
Operated UAV within an airport control zone
Wellington
Closed-WW
Warning Letter
101.211
101.11
12.08.2013
14/ENI/13
Authorisation not sought to carry out flights
Tauranga
Closed-WW
Warning Letter
101.205(a)
101.11
17.02.2014
14/ENI/41
Operated UAV within controlled airspace
Hamilton
Closed-WW
Warning Letter
101.211
Operation of RPA over congested area of Auckland City and within
03.06.2014
14/ENI/50
Auckland
Closed-IN
101.211
Infringement Notice
controlled airspace
101.11
14.06.2014
14/ENI/49
Low flying drone over Invercargill
Invercargill
Closed-IN
101.205(a)
Infringement Notice
101.211
101.205(a)
29.09.2014
15/ENI/16
RPAS Near Miss at Taupo
Taupo
Closed-IN
Infringement Notice
101.213
101.205
12.12.2014
15/ENI/22
Operating UAS within 400m of heliport
Auckland
Closed-WW
Warning Letter
101.13
101.13
05.01.2015
15/ENI/26
Alleged Hazardous Operation of RPAS
Pines Beach
Closed-SP
Prosecution Completed
101.11
101.11
04.03.2015
15/ENI/30
Alleged breach of RPAS Rules
Wellington
Closed-WW
Warning Letter
101.205
101.11
14.04.2015
15/ENI/39
Alleged Operation of RPAS in Breach of rules
Invercargill
Closed-IN
Infringement Notice
101.205(a)
101.11
04.05.2015
15/ENI/41
Alleged unsafe operation of RPAS
Palmerston North
Closed-IN
Infringement Notice
101.211
12.03.2016
16/ENI/17
RPAS operated at Hokitika in breach of CAR 101
Hokitika
Closed IN
101.205(a)
Infringement Notice
101.207(a)(1)(i)
25.07.2016
17/ENI/6
Flew RPA over Auckland CBD in breach of CAR
Auckland CBD
Closed IN
Infringement Notice
and (ii)
101.207
12.05.2016
17/ENI/3
Alleged use of Rpas in breach of rules
Queenstown
Closed WW
101.11
Written Warning
14.11.2116
17/ENI/14
Illegal drone flight outside control zone
Christchurch
Closed IN
101.211
Infringement Notice
06.12.2016
17/ENI/15
Landed on Harbour Bridge
Auckland
Closed IN
101.207
Infringement Notice
01.07.2016
17/ENI/16
RPA operation in breach of CAA rules
Canterbury
Assigned
To be determined To be determined
17.02.2017
17/ENI/22
Operation of RPA at Tauranga in breach of the Rule
Tauranga
Assigned
To be determined To be determined
5.11.2016
17/ENI/17
Alleged RPA operation in breach of Rules
Christchurch
Closed IN
101.207
Infringement Notice
11.11.2016
17/ENI/18
Alleged operation of RPA
Auckland
Ongoing
To be determined To be determined
22/12/2016
17/ENI/24
RPA films Ovation of the Seas in breach of CARs
Wellington
Ongoing
To be determined To be determined
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