Phantom 3 Standard falls out of sky and almost injures people
- Thread starter Pilot_Andy
- Start date
I've not got a clue, I always make sure to screw my props on extra tight so its a mystery to me. Wont be flying over water anytime soon.
I think that was your problem, the composite material of the prop hub is very soft, if you put on a props extra tight, you might accidentally cross thread it. I always spin the props on and just tighten it with fingers.
It's also a good idea to have liability insurance. Had you injured someone, you could be liable for some serious money. There was a case in the UK where an out-of-control drone sliced through a baby's eye. It can happen!
I'm sorry to read on what happened with your phantom 3.
I was having a hard time choosing between the Phantom 4 and the Typhoon H and the person who recommended the Typhoon H to me had stated they had their Phantom 4 fall out of the sky randomly in San Francisco, Ca. There was no indication it was having issues, other than high winds before it suddenly fell and hit the ground hard.
Plus if it was an engine issue, the other 3 engines wouldn't be able to compensate for that engine fail.
I'm sorry for that happening to you and I would complain to DJI about it! I would also make them compensate me for the drone and leave DJI and move towards a drone that has multiple engines like a Typhoon H.
Speaking from experience with the Typhoon H, one of my blades detatched in the air as I may have not tightened it and the Typhoon kept flying with the other remaining 5 engines going with no problems in 15 mile an hour winds!
Glad no one got hurt and good luck with DJI!
I had the same ..Due to coming down in same spot too fast.. Makes a Vortex and you lose all lift..Throttling up don't help once in the vortex.. Best way I found to avoid them is to come down moving, just not on the same spot.. I did have CF props on too. Not sure if the stiffness of them had anything to do with it..
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2016
- Messages
- 203
- Reaction score
- 130
- Age
- 123
Very nice job of taking responsibility and paying for the Aussies meals & the any damage created. Sorry your drone went down as it did, but you handled it extremely well and took a potentially bad civilian experience, and made it a good civilian experience. Well done.
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2017
- Messages
- 157
- Reaction score
- 51
- Age
- 73
If I recall correctly this incident was discussed in an earlier thread- the AC was recovered with a prop missing.
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2017
- Messages
- 157
- Reaction score
- 51
- Age
- 73
Does anyone here have experience with purchasing liability damage insurance for their drone(s)? If so, what company, and what was the cost?
Just as a side note, here in the USA some homeowner's insurance policies provide coverage for incidents, accidents, and injuries that happen to non-members of the policy holder's household when a member of that household causes such an event. One of my then-minor-age-but-fully-licensed children was driving our car when a kid in the back seat threw a water balloon out the window. hitting a car and smashing it's windshield. The driver sued the kid's parents AND us too. Our homeowner's insurance paid out over $50,000 to settle our portion of the lawsuit.
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2017
- Messages
- 157
- Reaction score
- 51
- Age
- 73
Not sure if I have read that earlier thread about this particular incident, but the video sure looked a lot like what would happen if a prop came off. Had it happen on a different quad - well actually one motor abruptly failed instead of a prop coming off - and those puppies just don't fly right when that happens.
A quad can fly on three props if the flight controller software allows for it, it must yaw to stay level but can be flown to a safe area and landed.
Here it is:
DJI Phantom & Mavic Flight Log Viewer - PhantomHelp.com
Got in contact with DJI and was told as it's out of warranty, they cannot replace it. Should I take it to the DJI store and ask to see what they can do for me?
You could try. If the waranty is out, I don't see much that they could do for you. But you never know if you don't ask.
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2016
- Messages
- 1,551
- Reaction score
- 589
- Age
- 47
Not for quadcopters, there are not a single one out there that can fly with three. I would love to see one
Macoman I'm sorry you are wrong, in fact any quad can be made to fly well enough to make a controlled landing with a prop lost. Actually they can fly with only one functioning propellor.
I will search for you if need be, I suspect you will be able to find many videos of the feat I proposed without issue. A Zurich based research team developed an algorithm that will allow any mult rotor to continue flight with a missing propellor/propulsion system failure. It won't be elegantt but will allow the AC to be flown to a safe landing site to be recovered with minimal damage.
Intuitively it might seem impossible but seemingly it is based in the claims of the algorithm developer. Of course it won't be elegant flight although it is highly preferable to a totally uncontrolled rapid decent. The aircraft is allowed to spin in the direction of the generated touque to maintain a close to horizontal attitude, horizontal displacement being provided for by increasing thrust while the functioning rotor is opposite the direction of desired movement.
Similar threads
