ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315435
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| Date: | Saturday 16 April 2022 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: | DJI Air 2S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | unreg. |
| MSN: | 3TYDJ23 003L96S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Welfare Park, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Welfare Park, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire |
| Welfare Park, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to DJI Air 2S (UAS registration n/a): Unmanned aircraft injured child’s face, Welfare Park, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, 16 April 2022.
The incident pilot was flying his Air2S in Welfare Park, Huthwaite when some children who were in the area “took an interest” in it. The pilot began flying the aircraft “a few feet above their heads” and they started to chase it. He then brought the UA to a GPS-stabilised hover, at which point a 3-year-old child “jumped up” and tried to catch it.
The child managed to reach up and touch the rotor blades which destabilised the aircraft. The UA briefly lost height and its blades struck the child, making two significant cuts on their face as well as smaller cuts to their nose, chin and fingers. The facial cuts required hospital attention. After striking the child, the UA automatically re-established its hover and the pilot flew it away from the children. The child’s injuries were assessed as minor.
=Analysis
The Air2S UAS was covered by, and its operator responsible for compliance with, the UK regulations for UAS operations. The incident UAS’s operator was also acting as the remote pilot and was responsible for the safe operation of the aircraft, including compliance with the Air Navigation Orders, while it was in flight. As defined in CAP722D, in relation to the operation of the incident UAS, the injured child was an uninvolved person.
The incident pilot held the appropriate authorisations to fly the Air2S under the A3 Open category, which required a minimum horizontal separation of 50 m from uninvolved persons and 150 m from areas used for residential, commercial, industrial or recreational purposes. These required separation minima were not maintained.
=Conclusion=
This incident occurred when a UA operated in the A3 Open category was flown closer to uninvolved persons than allowed for under the applicable regulations. Had the regulated horizontal separation minima been observed, the incident could not have occurred
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62cd76ad8fa8f54e81e2ceee/DJI_Air_2S_UAS_reg_n-a_08-22.pdf
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-62505306
3. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/3-year-old-child-hospitalised-7457769
4. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18432549/boy-hit-face-flying-drone/
5. https://www.inkl.com/news/3-year-old-child-hospitalised-after-drone-flew-a-few-feet-above-nottinghamshire-park
6. https://www.dji.com/uk/air-2s
Media:
BBC News - Three-year-old child injured after trying to catch drone flown in park
— Graham Woodbridge (@gwnott) August 12, 2022
‘The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (@aaibgovuk) said the child jumped up and tried to catch the unmanned flyer in Welfare Park, #Huthwaite, on 16 April.’https://t.co/9NOI7zZ7E1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2023 19:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Jun-2023 19:28 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Jun-2023 05:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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