More bad press for multirotors: Woman struck by drone

syotr · Jun 13, 2016

Sorry for the victim. This is why you don't fly over crowds.
DRONE CRASHES WOUNDS WOMAN|空拍機日月潭失控墜落砸傷婦人頭部

alokbhargava · Jun 13, 2016

Noted.

frands1 · Jun 13, 2016

"Mechanical Failure"... right...

MapMaker53 · Jun 13, 2016

It's likely future regulations will require drones to be equipped with an autonomously parachute system if it will be flown over people -- like the MARS chute system.

syotr · Jun 13, 2016

frands1 said:
"Mechanical Failure"... right...

They did show a broken and detached prop. It is not clear if the prop came apart in flight or on impact. The woman's hair was embedded in the motor with the missing prop and that arm was clearly buckled. The prop lock appears to be intact.

snerd · Jun 13, 2016

100% user error............................ flying over people.

frands1 · Jun 13, 2016

syotr said:
They did show a broken and detached prop. It is not clear if the prop came apart in flight or on impact. The woman's hair was embedded in the motor with the missing prop and that arm was clearly buckled. The prop lock appears to be intact.

Yes, it's obviously unclear, but being the same rotor with hair, it's quite possible that propeller got broken/detached while striking the woman's head. A quadcopter that misses a motor or propeller doesn't fly too far. It will flip like crazy while falling to ground. Still, it's possible, yes. I would think there is an user error here.