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FAA incident report · DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced · Seattle, WA · July 25, 2022

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Date
July 25, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
SUAS
Reported as
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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What happened

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On July 25, 2022 - the remote pilot in command (certificate number 4686751) was training with a Dji mavic 2, enterprise advanced suas drone. The purpose of the training flight was to practice hand captures. The areas were the remote pilot flies for their work, does not always have a flat, steady area to land their flights. Protocols at the remote pilots place of employment require the participants to wear a helmet, glasses and gloves on both hands. The participant who was hand capturing the drone at the time did not have gloves on both of their hands, only the right hand was gloved which was her catching hand at the time of the occurrence, however, did have the other required personal, protective equipment. Once the suas drone was on approach for hand capture, the participant raised their hand to grab the suas drone. The participant did not have a firm grip on the suas drone and quickly raised their other hand (left) to support the unstable suas drone. While the other hand was being raised, the props of the quadcopter had not stopped, coming into contact with the participant’s left hand resulting in lacerations to their index finger and left thumb. A hospital visit resulted in sutures to the injured areas of the participant’s left hand.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 25, 2022 - THE REMOTE PILOT IN COMMAND (CERTIFICATE NUMBER 4686751) WAS TRAINING WITH A DJI MAVIC 2, ENTERPRISE ADVANCED SUAS DRONE. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE HAND CAPTURES. THE AREAS WERE THE REMOTE PILOT FLIES FOR THEIR WORK, DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE A FLAT, STEADY AREA TO LAND THEIR FLIGHTS. PROTOCOLS AT THE REMOTE PILOTS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIRE THE PARTICIPANTS TO WEAR A HELMET, GLASSES AND GLOVES ON BOTH HANDS. THE PARTICIPANT WHO WAS HAND CAPTURING THE DRONE AT THE TIME DID NOT HAVE GLOVES ON BOTH OF THEIR HANDS, ONLY THE RIGHT HAND WAS GLOVED WHICH WAS HER CATCHING HAND AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, DID HAVE THE OTHER REQUIRED PERSONAL, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ONCE THE SUAS DRONE WAS ON APPROACH FOR HAND CAPTURE, THE PARTICIPANT RAISED THEIR HAND TO GRAB THE SUAS DRONE. THE PARTICIPANT DID NOT HAVE A FIRM GRIP ON THE SUAS DRONE AND QUICKLY RAISED THEIR OTHER HAND (LEFT) TO SUPPORT THE UNSTABLE SUAS DRONE. WHILE THE OTHER HAND WAS BEING RAISED, THE PROPS OF THE QUADCOPTER HAD NOT STOPPED, COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE PARTICIPANT’S LEFT HAND RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO THEIR INDEX FINGER AND LEFT THUMB. A HOSPITAL VISIT RESULTED IN SUTURES TO THE INJURED AREAS OF THE PARTICIPANT’S LEFT HAND.