Independent report
AAIB Record-only UAS investigations reviewed: April - May 2020
Published 9 July 2020
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| Date | Aircraft type | Location | Occurrence details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2019 | DJI Inspire 2 | Lake Vyrnwy, Powys | The UAS flew a pre-programmed route correctly but the programmed altitude was below the top of some trees along the route. The UAS struck a tree and dropped to the ground. |
| 08 Feb 2020 | DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise | Barnsley, South Yorkshire | The UAS was being used to monitor a football crowd and was flying over a building site near to a steel structure that was being erected. The operator noticed the UAS battery rapidly deplete to zero charge and the UAS automatically landed, without pilot input, in a carpark. |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Vulcan Harrier | Red Lake, Dartmoor, Devon | The UAS struck the ground following a programming error. |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Sensefly eBee Plus | Cricklewood, London | The UAS suffered a sudden loss of data link with the ground station. Despite attempts to reconnect visual contact was lost and the UAS was not recovered. |
| 30 Apr 2020 | DJI Phantom 4 | Warrington Cemetery, Merseyside | The UAS lost GPS lock and, shortly after, the control link. It subsequently flew in a direction away from the operator. There were no reported injuries. |