ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212135
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 2018 |
| Time: | 16:56 LT |
| Type: | Thales Watchkeeper WK450 Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 47th Regiment Royal Artillery, British Army |
| Registration: | WK050 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Aberporth-West Wales Airport, Ceredigion -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aberporth Airport (EGFA) |
| Aberporth Airport (EGFA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Watchkeeper WK450 Mk.1 drone (UAV) came down in some trees in a lane close to Cyttir Mawr Farmhouse, Llandegfan Common, near Aberporth-West Wales Airport, Ceredigion.
A spokesman for Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn and Crymych were called to the incident at 4.56 pm and used foam and a hose reel to clean up the resulting fuel spill. No one was hurt in the incident and fire crews left by 6.50 pm.
Loss of control after manual override during an automated go around.
Sources:
1. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/14/watchkeeper_drone_crash_wales/
2. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-49158509
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
4. http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121277&headline=Fire%20crews%20called%20after%20drone%20crash%20near%20West%20Wales%20Airport§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_Watchkeeper_WK450
6. http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/16290429.Military_drone_crashes_near_West_Wales_Airport/
7. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/824837/20190627-FOI2019_06856_Release_of_WK050_RT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2018 14:05 | harro | Added |
| 14-Jun-2018 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 14-Jun-2018 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2018 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 12-Aug-2019 07:07 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Aug-2019 07:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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