# Accident 20240118002449A: Swissdrones Operating Ag SDO 50 V2, Antioch, GA, January 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2024, 11:23 local time
- Place: Antioch, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 33.9406° N, 85.1561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9406&lon=-85.1561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N780PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 (registry code 06102BI, https://openairdocs.org/model/swissdrones-operating-sdo-50-v2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWISSDRONES OPERATING AG SDO 50 V2
- Reported engine: JAKADOFSKY PRO X
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240118002449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 18, 2024, APPROXIMATELY 1123 LOCAL TIME IN ANTIOCH, GEORGIA A PILOT FLYING A SWISSDRONES MODEL SDO 50 V2 EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRCRAFTS FUEL PUMP. DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING. AFTER INITIAL CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET, AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE POWER PLANT. THIS RESULTED IN AN ADDITIONAL AUTOROTATION. UPON LANDING THE SECOND TIME, THE ROTORS CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZERS, CUTTING THE TIPS OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA099), Jan 18, 2024: Swissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 (N780PA), Antioch, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer’s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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