ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349899
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| Date: | Thursday 20 July 2023 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | DJI Matrice 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | unregistered |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Berwick Drift Wind Farm Lynemouth, near Castle Morpeth, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Lynemouth, near Castle Morpeth, Northumberland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DJI Matrice 300 UAV: Substantially damaged 20.7.2023 when collided with a wind turbine at Berwick Drift Wind Farm, Lynemouth, near Castle Morpeth, Northumberland. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence Only Report published on 11.1.2024, and the following is the summary from the report:
"The remote pilot had planned a series of automated mapping missions. On the third day of conducting this mission, the UAV lost real time kinematic signal which caused the UAV to pause during a turn away from a wind turbine. The remote pilot resumed the flight and the UAV initially reversed along its previous flight path, flying into the wind turbine. The remote pilot was not aware the turbine had the ability to rotate 360° around its vertical axis. This required a larger area to avoid for the UAV to maintain 50 metres clear of the turbine in all positions, which was not taken into account when planning. The UA sustained significant damage and was replaced. There was no visible damage to the wind turbine".
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence Only Report published on 11.1.2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-october-november-2023/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-october-november-2023
2. https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_11117_bewick-drift-wind-farm.php
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Morpeth
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2024 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Jan-2024 20:03 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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