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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · General Ato Predator MQ · Victorville, CA · April 20, 2010

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Date: April 20, 2010 · 10:50 local
Place: Victorville, CA
Airport: Southern California Logistics
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: GRIZ22
Reported as: General Ato Predator MQ
Reported engine: ROTAX 9A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Block 20. UAV pilot uninjured certificate info not provided by ANG.grizzly 22, an air national guard predator UAS was on a training mission flying local patterns at vcv for one hour. Crew consisted of student pilot and student sensor operator and instructor pilot and instructor sensor operator. Witness stated UAS landed hard after approach to rwy 17 and bounced. Left main gear collapsed after touching down again causing left wing tip to drag. UAS cartwheeled and departed rwy 17 2800 feet south of threshold. Winds reported by tower 18010G20. Civilian witness on ground reported winds were 30MPH from southwest at time of accident.

As the FAA filed it

BLOCK 20. UAV PILOT UNINJURED CERTIFICATE INFO NOT PROVIDED BY ANG.GRIZZLY 22, AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD PREDATOR UAS WAS ON A TRAINING MISSION FLYING LOCAL PATTERNS AT VCV FOR ONE HOUR. CREW CONSISTED OF STUDENT PILOT AND STUDENT SENSOR OPERATOR AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR SENSOR OPERATOR. WITNESS STATED UAS LANDED HARD AFTER APPROACH TO RWY 17 AND BOUNCED. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN CAUSING LEFT WING TIP TO DRAG. UAS CARTWHEELED AND DEPARTED RWY 17 2800 FEET SOUTH OF THRESHOLD. WINDS REPORTED BY TOWER 18010G20. CIVILIAN WITNESS ON GROUND REPORTED WINDS WERE 30MPH FROM SOUTHWEST AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.