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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Milford, MI · August 24, 2018

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Date: August 24, 2018 · 09:17 local
Place: Milford, MI
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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Ua fa reg#: FA3L4WAA9N

Ua make: nightingale

Ua model: blackbird

Ua serial#: NSD026

Freq used: lte, 2.4GHZ, 915MHZ

Flight started as normal. After about 3 minutes into the flight, video feed was lost on the controller. At this time the UAS pilot commanded the return to home (rth) option. The UAS climbed to 60M and returned to home. However, the UAS did not initiate the landing sequence.

The UAS pilot then executed the rth command two more times and the UAS continued to hover. The UAS pilot then used the secondary controller and tried to land the UAS. Still resulting in the UAS hovering.

At this point the pilot contact tech support and they were trying to troubleshoot. While they were on the phone, the aircraft rotated ccw and crashed on the roof of a building. Damage to roof estimated at $2,500.00

As the FAA filed it

UA FA REG#: FA3L4WAA9N

UA MAKE: NIGHTINGALE

UA MODEL: BLACKBIRD

UA SERIAL#: NSD026

FREQ USED: LTE, 2.4GHZ, 915MHZ

FLIGHT STARTED AS NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, VIDEO FEED WAS LOST ON THE CONTROLLER. AT THIS TIME THE UAS PILOT COMMANDED THE RETURN TO HOME (RTH) OPTION. THE UAS CLIMBED TO 60M AND RETURNED TO HOME. HOWEVER, THE UAS DID NOT INITIATE THE LANDING SEQUENCE.

THE UAS PILOT THEN EXECUTED THE RTH COMMAND TWO MORE TIMES AND THE UAS CONTINUED TO HOVER. THE UAS PILOT THEN USED THE SECONDARY CONTROLLER AND TRIED TO LAND THE UAS. STILL RESULTING IN THE UAS HOVERING.

AT THIS POINT THE PILOT CONTACT TECH SUPPORT AND THEY WERE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT. WHILE THEY WERE ON THE PHONE, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CCW AND CRASHED ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING. DAMAGE TO ROOF ESTIMATED AT $2,500.00