AAIB Record-only UAS investigations reviewed: October - November 2024
Published 9 January 2025
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2024 | DJI Mavic 3 Cine | Newton-on-the-Moor, Northumberland | 皇冠体育app UA was being used for filming inside a building. 皇冠体育app UA began to wander off track, due to loss of GPS position, and struck a wall and then fell onto one of the film extras causing minor injury. 皇冠体育app film company鈥檚 Health and Safety team have reviewed the accident and put more robust controls in place for filming in similar environments. |
| 1 Sep 2024 | DJI Mini 4 Pro | Portsmouth, Hampshire | 皇冠体育app UAS was conducting a flight adjacent to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to obtain imagery of HMS Warrior. As the UA flew along HMS Warrior鈥檚 starboard side, the rotors made contact with the ship鈥檚 rigging. 皇冠体育app UA fell onto the deck, and the gimbal and two of the rotor arms were damaged. |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Holybro X500 V2 | Near Lode, Cambridgeshire | 皇冠体育app UA, after 13 minutes of flight, commenced its critical low voltage emergency landing procedure at the moment that the remote pilot landed the aircraft; this procedure begins with a climb to 15 m. 皇冠体育app remote pilot, saw the unexpected climb (which was uncommanded by him) and so cut all power to the motors; the UA fell to the ground from a height of about 6 m. |
| 10 Oct 2024 | DJI Mavic 3 | Diana鈥檚 Peak National Park, St Helena | During a survey flight the UA lost signal at a height of about 100 m and did not respond to a return to home command. 皇冠体育app UA was not recovered. |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Skydio X10D | Near Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire | 皇冠体育app link was lost during a training flight and the UA did not execute the programmed return to home function. 皇冠体育app UA was damaged and subsequently recovered in a field approximately 1,600 m from the launch point. |
| 11 Oct 2024 | DJI M30T | Dunscroft, South Yorkshire | Shortly after taking off at night the UA became entangled in telephone wires, before falling to the ground. |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Custom Puffin PC2 | Aston Down Airfield, Gloucestershire | This was the UA鈥檚 maiden flight. During a hop test the UA took off and pitched up, possibly due to a centre of gravity issue. 皇冠体育app remote pilot tried to regain control but the UA stalled, and then struck the ground between the two runways. |
| 17 Oct 2024 | DJI Inspire 2 | Edinburgh | 皇冠体育app UA, at the maximum operating distance within visual line of sight, was reported to have descended to the ground in a spin. |
| 17 Oct 2024 | DJI M300 | Rotherhithe Pier, London | 皇冠体育app UA was performing a survey at about 1 m above the River Thames. 皇冠体育app remote pilot paused the mission to avoid a pier but unexpectedly the UA lost height and dropped into the water. 皇冠体育app cause of the problem was not determined. |
| 5 Nov 2024 | DJI Phantom 4 Pro | Near Lymington, Hampshire | During a training flight the remote pilot reported that the aircraft dropped out of the sky and struck the ground. 皇冠体育app flight log showed that a drop in voltage had occurred. Following the accident the battery was found dislodged, but at the time of reporting it was not known if this occurred in-flight or as a result of striking the ground. |