Date:	Sunday 25 December 2022
Time:	day
Type:	DJI Matrice 300 RTK
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands
Destination airport:	Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
DJI Matrice 300 RTK UAV: Substantially damaged on final approach to landing at Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, December 25 2022.

The UA was returning to a secured landing site following a flight at night in windy conditions. The remote pilot misjudged the proximity of a tree to the UA’s flightpath and, having struck a branch of the tree, the UA fell to the ground and suffered substantial damage.

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations December 2022 to January 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-december-2022-january-2023/
2. https://enterprise.dji.com/matrice-300
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halesowen.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Jun-2023 05:57	Dr. John Smith	Updated
26-Jun-2023 05:18	Dr. John Smith	Updated