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Uav operator reported that the uav suffered a complete loss of power during flight despite indications of sufficient battery time remaining.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1591117 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Flight Phase | Other Hovering |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical/Electronic Panel & Parts |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8 Flight Crew Total 15 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While performing an inspection of a building; a brand new dji M-210 aircraft suffered a complete loss of power during flight; despite indications that there was sufficient battery time still remaining. The resulting aircraft fell directly to the ground due to the immediate loss of lift with the remote pilot unable to control its subsequent flight path. The small unmanned aircraft was damaged upon impact; with insignificant damage done to the property. The aircraft firmware was updated prior to the flight and new batteries were being used at the time of the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UAV operator reported that the UAV suffered a complete loss of power during flight despite indications of sufficient battery time remaining.
Narrative: While performing an inspection of a building; a brand new DJI M-210 aircraft suffered a complete loss of power during flight; despite indications that there was sufficient battery time still remaining. The resulting aircraft fell directly to the ground due to the immediate loss of lift with the remote pilot unable to control its subsequent flight path. The small unmanned aircraft was damaged upon impact; with insignificant damage done to the property. The aircraft firmware was updated prior to the flight and new batteries were being used at the time of the incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.