Reporting Emergency Deviations
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 107.21Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
If you deviate from any Part 107 rules during an emergency, you must submit a written report explaining the deviation to the FAA, but only if the FAA Administrator requests it.
Requirement as structured
Each remote pilot in command who deviates from a rule under paragraph (a) of this section must, upon request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator.
Original regulatory text
Each remote pilot in command who deviates from a rule under paragraph (a) of this section must, upon request of the Administrator, send a written report of that deviation to the Administrator.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Part 107 small UAS operation
- jurisdiction
- FAA
- operation regime
- part_107
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- deviation occurred
- true
- regulatory category
- General