ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269107
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 December 2020 |
| Time: | 14:46 UTC |
| Type: | Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Tekever Ltd |
| Registration: | G-TEKV |
| MSN: | E505 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | W 2-stroke |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lydd Airport, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Lydd International Airport (LYX/EGMD) |
| Lydd International Airport (LYX/EGMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2, G-TEKV: Forced landing following simultaneous shutdown of both engines, Lydd Airport, Kent, 29 December 2020. The AAIB Final Report into the incident was published on 21 October 2021, and the following is the summary from it:
"While orbiting south of the runway in preparation for landing, both the unmanned aircraft’s engines shut down unexpectedly. The External Pilot on the ground, who was visual with the aircraft, took control and landed it without further incident. The dual engine shutdown was likely to have been caused by an on-aircraft data error. Various safety actions, including improvements to the aircraft’s hardware and software, and the Ground Control Station software, have been taken to reduce the risk of a reoccurrence".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/615d765a8fa8f529777ffb2f/Tekever_AR5_Evolution_Mk_2_G-TEKV_11-21.pdf
2. http://uas.tekever.com/ar5/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydd_Airport
4. https://uk.liveuamap.com/en/2020/26-december-uk-border-force-tekever-ar5-evolution-mk2-drone
5. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-drones-migrants-english-channel
6. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-border-agency-tasked-drone-patrols-english-channel/
7. https://www.uasvision.com/2020/01/15/uk-is-using-drones-to-patrol-the-english-channel/
8. https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/407B0A
9. https://news.sky.com/story/inside-the-control-room-that-sends-drones-to-catch-people-smugglers-on-the-english-channel-12079722
Media:
In preparation for landing, both engines of a Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk2 (G-TEKV) shut down unexpectedly. The External Pilot took control and landed it without further incident, 29 December 2020. Read the report:https://t.co/elWuQEcw62 pic.twitter.com/DsSEu9MhiZ
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) October 21, 2021
UK Border Force - Tekever AR5 Evolution MK.2 - #GTEKV
— SkyScanWorld (@scan_sky) March 21, 2021
Operating Out Of @LyddAirport & Currently Operating Over The Strait Of Dover - Monitoring For Any Migrants Travelling Over From #France 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/VbAsSc4S66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2021 13:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Apr-2022 16:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2023 17:44 | harro | Updated [[Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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