Independent report

AAIB Record-only UAS investigations reviewed: February - March 2023

Published 11 May 2023

Event Date	Aircraft Type	Location Name	Record Only Occurrence Text
18 Jan 2023	eBeeX SenseFly	Hayling Island, Hampshire	After the UA was hand launched, it climbed to 20 m when there appeared to be a loss of power. The UA struck a wall outside of the planned flying area. The cause for the loss of power was not established.
26 Jan 2023	Flylogix	Scatsta Airport, Shetland	After touchdown, the UA left the runway, struck a runway light, and the landing gear collapsed.
31 Jan 2023	DJI Inspire 2	Near Slough, Buckinghamshire	Whilst landing the UA in a field, the pilot did not arrest the rate of descent in time to prevent a hard touchdown which caused damage to the UA’s gimbal, camera and baseplate.
07 Feb 2023	DJI Inspire 2	Cantley Park, Doncaster	During a practice qualification flight, the remote pilot misjudged the flightpath of the UA and it collided with a tree.
10 Feb 2023	DJI Ai2 S	Crosby Beach, Merseyside	The UA was manoeuvring and collided with a structure on a beach. The UA could not be recovered.
16 Feb 2023	Swoop Aero Kookaburra III	Near Predannack Airfield, Cornwall	Whilst flying out over the coast some airspeed sensors flagged an issue on the command unit and the remote pilot triggered a return to base. On returning the UA deviated from its predicted flight path, and the UA automatically carried out an emergency landing based on its predicted speed and flight path. The UA subsequently landed in the sea and was not recovered.
20 Feb 2023	Unknown	White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead	Control of the UA was lost following a loss of power, and it fell to the ground.
28 Feb 2023	Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced	Preston, Lancashire	After the UA lifted off, the remote pilot was unable to control the UA and it struck a building; a GPS issue was suspected.
04 Mar 2023	MA Model Aircraft	Croxley Common Moor, Hertfordshire	Soon after takeoff the model aircraft failed to respond to control inputs. The failsafe did not work and the aircraft disappeared from view. Despite a search the pilot was unable to locate the aircraft.
07 Mar 2023	DJI Phantom 4	Near Buxton, Derbyshire	Following a loss of GPS in-flight, the pilot commanded a Return to Home but the UA flew away and was not recovered.
31 Mar 2023	DJI M30T	Coleshill, Warwickshire	The UA was being operated on a training flight in a closed off area with no residential properties and no structures nearby. Three birds flew out of trees directly towards the UA and struck it, causing it to drop to the ground.