Accident Aeryon Skyranger R60 Unregistered,
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Date:Thursday 18 January 2018
Time:03:30 LT
Type:Aeryon Skyranger R60
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: Unregistered
MSN: SR9112798
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Brixton, London Borough of Lamberth, London SW2 -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Brixton, London Borough of Lamberth, London SW2
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AAIB investigation to Aeryon Skyranger R60, (UAS) SR9112798: Loss of control due to high winds and software error, Brixton, London, 18 January 2018. The AAIB Final Report ewas published on 10 January 2019, and the following is the summary from it:

"After takeoff the unmanned aircraft (UA) experienced winds exceeding the manufacturer’s stated limitations and was unable to hold its position position. A culmination of the subsequent position warning and automatic attempt to return “home” and land triggered a software error, commanding the UA to land while not over its home position. As the UA descended there was a loss of link with the ground control unit and the UA collided with a tree. The loss of signal was probably caused by the loss of radio line of sight between the UA and ground control unit when it drifted in the high wind over a five-storey building".

=Damage Sustained to Airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report "Unmanned aircraft destroyed".

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-aeryon-skyranger-r60-uas-sr9112798
2. http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/software-bug-wind-drone/

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jan-2019 21:49 Dr. John Smith Added
13-Jan-2019 14:04 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]
19-Jan-2019 18:12 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Jan-2019 19:00 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
28-Jun-2021 17:49 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category]

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