Operators cut throttle during go-around. Aircraft crashed
A British Army Watchkeeper drone that crashed near its home base of Aberporth in south Wales did so after its crew overrode its autopilot, causing the unmanned aircraft to hit a tree.
The Watchkeeper, tail number WK050, was destroyed in the June 2018 crash, according to the BBC, which obtained a copy of an internal Ministry of Defence report using Freedom of Information laws.
The MoD refused to supply The Register with a copy of the same report.
According to the Beeb, WK050 was set to land at West Wales Airport in Aberporth. Watchkeepers fly semi-autonomously; human operators can select waypoints on a screen or choose certain commands for ..
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