Originally Posted by
thunderbird five
Is there ever an ATSB or CASA investigation into these drones falling from the sky at public events?
Or is it "nothing to see here, just open your umbrellas, move along."
The ATSB report into the Melbourne drone swarm failure in July 2023 is at:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/investigations/ao-2023-033
The investigation uncovered the cause of that incident, being operation of the drones in wind conditions in excess of their limits.
Recommendations made and lessons were apparently learned by the operator and drone manufacturer.
Divers recovered some, but far from all the drones that 'ditched' into the Yarra.
It appears ATSB regularly use "RPA" (remotely piloted aircraft) in the title of reports into drone / UAS / UAV incidents so it is possible to search their database to find other examples of such investigations.