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After breaking a Part 107 rule to handle an in-flight emergency, when must you send a written report?

When the FAA requests it.

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  1. When the FAA requests it ✔
  2. Within 10 days, always
  3. Immediately, to the NTSB

Why: Section 107.21 lets the remote PIC deviate from any Part 107 rule as needed to meet an emergency. A written report of that deviation goes to the FAA only if it asks.

Huh, didn't know that: Safety event reports under section 107.9 are separate, with their own 10-day deadline.

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Why did the drone pilot keep notes after the emergency? In case the FAA wanted the whole story.
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Answer: When the FAA requests it. Section 107.21 lets the remote PIC deviate from any Part 107 rule as needed to meet an emergency. A written report of that deviation goes to the FAA only if it asks.

  1. 14 CFR 107.21 In-flight emergency (eCFR) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.21
    must, upon request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator.
    Checked 2026-10-07.

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