ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313153
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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | DJI Matrice 300 RTK |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Oxshott Rail Station, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Whilst flying the UAS at night during a missing person search, the operator chose to descend to his selected landing site whilst simultaneously translating forwards, rather than flying a vertical descent. The UA struck a tree which the operator had not seen during the landing approach, resulting in extensive damage to the UA.
Sources:
AAIB Record-only UAS investigations
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