# Accident 20120519009419A: Avia Stroitel AC-5M, Kingston, NV, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 15:39 local time
- Place: Kingston, NV
- Airport: Kingston Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2061° N, 117.0397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2061&lon=-117.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186P-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avia Stroitel AC-5M (registry code 05610QZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/avia-stroitel-ac-5m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIA STROITEL AC-5M
- Reported engine: EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 54 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519009419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIA-STROITEL AC-5M GLIDER, N186P, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF KINGSTON, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE GLIDER, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE GLIDER, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED THE KINGSTON AIRSTRIP ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE GLIDER WAS SEEN IN A STEEP LEFT TURN ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. IT THEN SUDDENLY ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB, WHILE STILL REMAINING IN A STEEP LEFT TURN. DURING THE CLIMB, THE PILOT EITHER BAILED OUT OF THE GLIDER, OR WAS EJECTED FROM IT. THE GLIDER THEN MADE AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT WAS WEARING A PARACHUTE, ITS RIPCORD WAS NOT PULLED, AND THE PARACHUTE DID NOT OPEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR12LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA218), May 19, 2012: Avia Stroitel AC-5M (N186P), Kingston, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while maneuvering in flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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