Date:	Tuesday 31 January 2023
Time:	day
Type:	DJI Inspire 2
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	unregistered
MSN:	N/K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Near Slough, Berkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Slough, Berkshire
Destination airport:	Slough, Berkshire
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
DJI Inspire 2 UAV: Substantially damaged 31 January 2023 in a 'hard landing' accident near Slough, Berkshire. 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.

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2023
2. https://www.dji.com/uk/inspire-2
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


17 December 2019	unregistered	Private	0	Lake Vyrnwy, Powys		sub
19 January 2020	Unregistered	Private	0	Ewhurst Park Lake, Ewhurst Park Ewhurst Tadley Hampshire RG26 5RF		w/o
13 February 2020	Unregistered	Private	0	Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2TW		w/o
8 June 2020	Unregistered	Merlin Entertainments Ltd (Thorpe Park)	0	Thorpe Park, Staines Road, Thorpe, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8PN		w/o
17 July 2020	Unregistered	Private	0	Immingham, South Humberside		sub
7 November 2020	Unregistered	Anglesey Drone Media Services	0	Anglesey (Ynys Môn), Gwynedd		sub
2 December 2020	Unregistered	Private	0	Oakham, Rutland		sub
Collision with pole or wires
9 December 2020	Unregistered	Private	0	Selattyn Hill, Oswestry Uplands, Oswestry, Shropshire		sub
15 December 2020	Unregistered	Private	0	Canary Wharf,West India Docks, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London E14		sub
4 April 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Covent Garden, Borough of Westminster, London WC2		sub
11 June 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Hawkstone Park Motocross Circuit, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire		sub
5 September 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Barnsley, South Yorkshire		sub
13 December 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Traquair Forest, Traquair, Innerleithen, 7 miles South of Peebles		sub
15 December 2021	Unregistered	Private	0	Ipswich, Suffolk		sub
7 February 2023	unregistered	Private	0	Cantley Park, 108 Aintree Avenue, Doncaster, South Yorkshire		w/o
18 September 2023	unregistered	Private	0	near Northwich, Cheshire		w/o
17 October 2024	Unregistered	Private	0	Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland		sub

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Jun-2023 19:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated
26-Jun-2023 05:19	Dr. John Smith	Updated