Independent report

AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: April - May 2024

Published 11 July 2024

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This section provides details of accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field or full Correspondence Investigation. 皇冠体育appy are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander at the time of reporting and in some cases additional information from other sources. 皇冠体育app accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Event date Aircraft Type Location Name Record Only Occurrence Text
2 Mar 2024 UAS BFD Systems GD-40 Belfast 皇冠体育app 25 kg UAS was conducting a pre-planned commercial filming flight on a closed film set. A 鈥榙rone safety briefing鈥� had been given to relevant cast and crew members and a defined 鈥榣ock off鈥� area for the operation was cleared of personnel before the aircraft launched. Shortly after takeoff, the UA stopped responding to command inputs, and at approximately 5 m agl, flew out of the lock off area before colliding with part of the film set. After the collision the UA dropped to the ground, striking a film crew member as it fell, causing minor bruising to their leg. 皇冠体育app pilot opined that in future he would consider restricting operations on busy film sets to sub 4 kg aircraft.
20 Mar 2024 UAS DJI M210 Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire Approximately 13 minutes into a site survey flight the UA moved sharply to the right and began to lose height; the controller display showed an Electronic Speed Control error. 皇冠体育app UA fell rapidly before striking the ground.
17 Apr 2024 UAS DJI M300 Near Bolventor, Cornwall 皇冠体育app UAS was conducting a survey flight approximately 100 m from the remote pilot. It became unresponsive to control inputs and a propulsion failure message was generated. It flipped over and the payload detached, before the UA fell to the ground.
23 Apr 2024 UAS Evolve Dynamics Sky Mantis 皇冠体育app White Cliffs of Dover, Kent 皇冠体育app link to the UA was lost and the UA flew off, possibly into the sea, and was not recovered.
24 Apr 2024 UAS DJI Matrice 300 Near Mixbury, Oxfordshire During a survey flight the remote pilot was notified of a connection issue with the payload. 皇冠体育app pilot selected return to home and when the UA was about 30 m away the UA climbed vertically upwards with the engines at high speed. 皇冠体育app pilot initiated emergency procedures, but the UA continued to climb for a 鈥渇ew minutes鈥�. It then descended at an increased speed and struck the ground roughly 50 m from pilot. 皇冠体育app UAS manufacturer determined that the accident was caused by a hardware malfunction that resulted in 鈥榓bnormal vertical fusion鈥�.
26 Apr 2024 UAS Titan Draycot Aerodrome, Swindon 皇冠体育app UA took off and climbed to 90 m. It suddenly lost power to all drive units and fell to the ground.
4 May 2024 UAS MA Chris Foss Multiphase Glider Mitchinhampton Common, Gloucestershire 皇冠体育app model glider, weighing 3.3 kg and with a 144 inch wingspan, was being flown from Minchinhampton Common when the wings failed. It was reported that as it fell to the ground, the glider narrowly missed some members of the public before it struck, and damaged, the rear window of a camper van.
10 May 2024 UAS XAG P40 Arundel, West Sussex 皇冠体育app UA was being used to spray plants in an industrial greenhouse. A rotor head and blades detached during a turn, and the UA struck the greenhouse.
13 May 2024 UAS DJI M30T Armthorpe, South Yorkshire 皇冠体育app UA took off at night and struck some overhead cables. 皇冠体育app cables were not spotted by the remote pilot.
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