ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311020
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 December 2022 |
| Time: | 21:37 UTC |
| Type: | DJI Mavic Enterprise |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZT-YIX |
| MSN: | MAV134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Exxaro Leeuwpan Coal Mine -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Exxaro Leeuwpan Coal Mine |
| Exxaro Leeuwpan Coal Mine | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot controlling a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) with registration ZT-YIX was engaged in aerial surveillance operation at Exxaro Leeuwpan Coal Mine in Mpumalanga province. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by night prevailed at the time of the flight. The flight was conducted under beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) rules.
The pilot stated that after conducting pre-flight checks with no anomalies detected, he launched the RPA at 2118Z with 100% battery power available. After approximately 19 minutes into the flight, the RPA headed back to the launch site with a critically low battery indication on the controller unit. The RPA activated an emergency landing (automatically without the pilot’s input) approximately 450 metres (m) from the launch site in a wetland; the RPA was not recovered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2023 07:50 | harro | Added |
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