AAIB investigation to DJI Ultralight Mini 2, (UAS registration n/a)
Pilot distracted resulting in injury to uninvolved person, Victoria Embankment, Nottinghamshire, 18 August 2024
The UA was being flown near the Nottingham carnival and during the flight the UA was commanded to land by a minor who accompanied the remote pilot. At the time the remote pilot was distracted by talking to another person and as the UA approached the ground it struck an uninvolved minor who was sitting atop someone’s shoulders. The uninvolved minor suffered a cut to the forehead. The police attended the scene and the UA was confiscated. The UA did not display an Operator ID and was being flown over crowds of uninvolved people.
Despite AAIB enquiries it was not possible to understand what, if any, risk assessment had been carried out by the remote pilot, the purpose of the flight or why the UA was being flown over crowds of uninvolved people.
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