Date:	Wednesday 26 January 2022
Time:	day
Type:	Evolve Sky Mantis
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	Unregistered
MSN:	N/K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Destination airport:	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Evolve Sky Mantis UAV: Substantially damaged 26 January 2022 when control was lost by the remote pilot, and the UAV crashed at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record-only Investigation, published on 10 March 2022, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:

"After takeoff the UAV drifted in the prevailing wind. The remote pilot commanded the UAV to climb in an attempt to stabilise it, and, at a height of 60 metres, the UAV began to rotate uncontrollably so the pilot attempted to land the UAV. During the descent the UAV remained unstable and struck the ground".

Damage Sustained to UAV
Per the AAIB Report, the UAV "struck the ground" from an altitude of 60 metres (approximately 200 feet) and is therefore presumed to have sustained significant impact damage in doing so.

1. AAIB Record-only UAS investigations reviewed: December 2021 - January 2022 (Published 10 March 2022): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-december-2021-january-2022/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-december-2021-january-2022--3
2. https://evolvedynamics.com/sky-mantis/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
26-Jun-2023 05:17	Dr. John Smith	Updated
05-Jan-2025 13:19	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Category, ]