Report a drone safety concern

We encourage anyone who has a concern about drone safety to make a report using the form below.

Our ability to investigate your concern will depend on the information you are able to provide. Where we don't have enough information to investigate your report is still valuable as it helps us identify areas of risk.

Aviation participants completing mandatory reporting should use the following form:

CA005 Occurrence report - Remotely piloted aircraft systems [PDF 1.4 MB]

The CAA can only investigate a limited number of issues, where the drone is flying:

over you or your property without your permission
at night
out of sight of the operator
above 400 ft altitude (approx. 120m)
in a no-fly zone or controlled airspace
close to other aircraft or in any other hazardous manner

CAA has the authority to investigate any of the rule breaches above, but will only do so if there is enough information to identify the operator.

For privacy issues, contact the Privacy Commissioner(external link).

If you feel endangered by the drone, contact police on 105 or 111.

Your details

I want to make an anonymous report. I understand this may limit the Civil Aviation Authority's ability to follow up on my concern.

Name

Email address

Phone number

Your concern

What happened?

Where did it happen?

When was this?

Can you provide any information to help identify the operator?

Do you want to be contacted if we have questions or updates?

Yes, you can contact me No, don't contact me (we will still email you a copy of your concern if you gave us an email address)

Personal information consent

I agree to my details being used for the purposes of my request. I understand my data will be held securely. I have a right to change or access my information. (See our Privacy notice for more details).

Yes, I understand and agree