ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344703
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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 2023 |
| Time: | 03:55 UTC |
| Type: | ARACE SIRIN |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZT-WYY |
| MSN: | SRI0010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amandelbult Mine, Thabazimbi -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Amandelbult Mine, Thabazimbi |
| Amandelbult Mine, Thabazimbi | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Arace Sirin with registration ZT-WYY was engaged in a surveillance flight at Amandelbult Mine in Thabazimbi, Limpopo province, when the accident occurred. The flight was conducted under beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) rules by night.
According to the pilot, a pre-flight inspection was conducted on the UAS with no anomalies observed. Thereafter, she launched the UAS for a surveillance operation in the mine. When the UAS returned for landing, it landed hard which caused one of the UAS legs to fracture. As the motors were still spinning during the hard landing, the UAS lost stability and flipped over. The UAS sustained substantial damage to the propeller blades, and one of the landing legs was fractured.
Probable Cause
The UAS landed hard which led to the fracture of one of the landing legs, and as the motors were still spinning, it lost stability and flipped over; this caused damage to the propellers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAA S.A.
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2023 09:57 | harro | Added |
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