Santa Monica, California - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS SMO UAS INCIDENT 271310P SMO ATCT RECEIVED CALL FROM SANTA

PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SMO/UAS INCIDENT/271310P/SMO ATCT RECEIVED CALL FROM SANTA MONICA AIRPORT PD STATING THEY OBSERVED A UAS OPERATING ABOUT 1,500 FEET SW OF RWY 21 AT ABOUT 150 FEET ALTITUDE. PD RESPONDED TO THE AREA AND FOUND THE UAS OPERATOR. PD HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL. UAS DESCRIBED AS 3 FEET BY 3 FEET. OPERATOR SAID HE WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN.

MOR Alert for SMO Number: SMO-M-2015/03/27-0003 Type: Date/Time: Mar 27, 2015 - 2010Z A/C: UAS (UAS) Summary: SMO FLM RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SANTA MONICA PD AIRPORT SERVICES LEAD OFFICER. HE STATED THAT AT 13:10LC (20:10UTC) ON MARCH 27TH, HE NOTICED A UAV/DRONE OPERATING ABOUT 1500 FEET OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21 AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL. THE OFFICER DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ON FREQUENCY AS THERE WERE NO AIRPLANES OPERATING AT THAT TIME. HE RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF THE UAV AND FOUND THE PILOT. THE OFFICER STATED THAT HE HAD HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL FLYING UAVS. THE OFFICER DESCRIBED THE UAV AS BEING 3 FEET BY 3 FEET. THE OFFICER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT HE COULD NOT FLY HIS UAV DUE TO MUNICIPAL AND FEDERAL REGS. THE PILOT STATED HE WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN.