ASRS 2281489
ACN 2281489 · 2025-08 · DJI Mavic Air 2
Part 107 UAS pilot reported a fly away occurred during landing. The UAS pilot was unable to recover the drone.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ,
X, Y.
I was flying in a park across from a client's building in downtown Location X in 95-degree weather. I was bringing the drone back down to land it and leave for another location, and all of a sudden, it moved back, and the controller screen lost contact. The "return-to- home" function didn't work, and I couldn't regain contact with the drone. I phoned the Police Department to report it. The "find drone" function didn't work to locate it, and I'm not sure if it was a heat-related thing or a technical glitch or what made it move backwards. I have been using that drone for 5.5 years without incident.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- Aircraft Equipment Problem
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Aircraft · Software and Automation
- Primary Problem
- Ambiguous
ASRS reports are voluntary, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective; they are not investigated and cannot be used to infer prevalence. Authoritative source: asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗