Well, I really messed up. I was flying in my neighborhood and the wife came back in the car and parked in the garage. I landed in the middle of the driveway and powered down. I needed to get some stuff out of the cargo to bring into the house(completely forgetting the 2s was in the driveway. I needed to move the car closer to one side of the garage. I pulled the car out and I partially ran onto the drone. I know I need to create a repair order with DJI(my insurance was only one year and ran out 4/22). I'm posting a few photo's so if anyone could guesstimate what repairs could possibly run, I could decide if I want to repair or possibly go for an M3 classic(prefer not because of the price and the fly more combo is very costly). So if anyone could give me a clue I would really appreciate it. Many thanks to all.


P.S.- The gimbal seems to move freely without any issues.

Less than a new drone. Send it to DJI.

yeah that really sucks; sorry to hear about it.  i know these losses are difficult mostly because they are so sudden and from the pics, the drone seems to be totaled.  for several years now, i've made it a point to always do a complete 360 walk around my vehicle before it moves.  far too after i've seen these and the person has almost always said they forget and i cannot continue to believe that i am exempt and will always remember.  especially when i fly the drone, just before i leave, i walk all the way around because i don't want to drive off with a drone or remote on the trunk lid or on the roof.  looking thru all your equipment in your back seat is not enough, do the walk around.  since i only move my car a dozen times a week, i don't mind spending the extra time.

Well, it could have been worse!  How is the car?

TonyPHX Posted at 12-1 15:36
Well, it could have been worse!  How is the car?

The car is laughing at me for my stupidity.

Hi there, we are sorry to read about this post. We recommend that you start a case through the link below and send the drone for diagnosis first. https://repair.dji.com/repair/index?site=brandsite&from=nav After the damage assessment, our team will send you a quotation accordingly. You may also refer to the link below. https://repair.dji.com/repair/price-inquiry

If your car insurance covers damages to other objects, you can claim for the drone repair ...

That is sad to see!

Ouch, very sad to see.  Doesn't look totaled.  I had an Air 2 repaired and was quite surprised at the reasonable repair cost.  Hopefully, it works out the same for you.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-2 01:48
That is sad to see!

I think the worst part was hearing that crunch before I was able to see what I had done.

VengefulHemi Posted at 12-2 05:28
I think the worst part was hearing that crunch before I was able to see what I had done.

I can only imagine how that must have felt.

If it were only the arms then I would consider both right arms and their motors as scrap and DIY replace them (you need to be able to solder to do that) but also check their pivots and what the pivots fit-into/screw-to/attach-to.
I recollect I paid about £30 for a new Mavic 2 rear arm but I am fairly certain it is a pattern part and from memory came without the prop plate and its screws and without the prop spring.
If you are up to such things then it is quite satifying to repair your own drone but you do need to inspect it very carefully for damage that is not obvious to you as a novice, with the Mavic it took me several goes to find all the damage.
Very carefuly check the rest of the drones body for crush damage. Is the back of the battery compartment displaced on the RHS?
I would switch the drone on and check whether or not the gimbal and camera work, check all their functions.
Do the lights and sensors on the bottom of the drone work? Switch the drone on and lift it etc. I do not know if the Air 2s displays VPS height in the app but it might report errors.
If something in the gimbal or camera does not work then I would be inclined to send the drone in to DJI etc., their repair prices seem reasonable.

Hang in there, and enjoy the replacement drone, whichever way you go.  We have all had "incidents".
: )