Incident DJI Inspire 2 unregistered, Monday 5 September 2022
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Date:Monday 5 September 2022
Time:day
Type:DJI Inspire 2
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: unregistered
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Orkney Islands -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
DJI Inspire 2 UAV: Substantially damaged in a landing accident in the Orkney Islands on 5 September 2022. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only Report dated 13 July 2023, and the following is the summary from that report

"The landing gear shifted whilst landing and struck a rotor. The UAV then fell to the ground from approximately 10 metres agl".

Sources:

1. AAIB Correspondence-only Report dated 13 July 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-april-may-2023/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-april-may-2023
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Aug-2023 19:52 Dr. John Smith Updated

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