# Incident 20150918016759I: Avia Stroitel AC-5M, Fryeburg, ME, September 18, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fryeburg, ME
- Airport: Eastern Slopes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9911° N, 70.9479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (IZG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9911&lon=-70.9479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1635M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1635M-2022-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avia Stroitel AC-5M (registry code 05610QZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/avia-stroitel-ac-5m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIA STROITEL AC-5M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 27 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150918016759I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/18/2015, ^MR. KWASNIK^ DEPARTED FRYEBURG, ME. (IZG) IN HIS AVIA STROITEL GLIDER AND CLIMBED TO ALTITUDE. HE CIRCLED WHILE HE SEARCHED FOR A LIFTING UPDRAFT BUT THE AIR WAS VERY CALM AND STABLE, WITH VERY FEW UPDRAFTS. WHEN HE HAD LOST SIGNIFICANT ALTITUDE HE ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT FOUND HE WAS GETTING TOO LOW. HE COULDN'T MAKE THE AIRPORT SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SUITABLE FIELD. HE LANDED ON THE FIELD BUT HIT SOME RUTS DURING ROLLOUT. THE MAIN CENTER GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE GEAR DOORS, LOWER FUSELAGE AND TAIL SUSTAINED SOME MINOR DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1635M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010304002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010304002439A), Mar 4, 2001: N1635M, Bozeman, MT, No damage. (-23) During a powered take-off on runway 30 at bzn, the canopy opened. The pilot failed to latch the canopy prior to take-off. The glider pitched up to…

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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