# Accident 20121020023469A: Ab Sportine Aviacija GENESIS 2, Roseland, VA, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 12:10 local time
- Place: Roseland, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8033° N, 78.9403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8033&lon=-78.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4KN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4KN-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AB Sportine Aviacija GENESIS 2 (registry code 05606KT, https://openairdocs.org/model/ab-sportine-aviacija-genesis-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AB SPORTINE AVIACIJA GENESIS 2
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020023469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF GLIDER ON ROTATION, DRUG A WING, FLIPPED END-OVER.  PILOT STATE CHANGES IN WIND CAUSED IT.  (PERHAPS WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE TOW AIRCRAFT.)

## 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 ERA13CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA035), Oct 20, 2012: AB Sportine Aviacija Genesis 2 (N4KN), Roseland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain glider control during takeoff.

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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