# Accident 20160524006259A: Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP 5 ASA, Rhoadesville, VA, May 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2016, 16:20 local time
- Place: Rhoadesville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2653° N, 77.8578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2653&lon=-77.8578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440JM-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP 5 ASA (registry code 0600014, https://openairdocs.org/model/jihlavan-airplanes-sro-kp-5-asa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIHLAVAN AIRPLANES SRO KP 5 ASA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160524006259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OWNER GETTING INITIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN NEW TYPE AIRCRAFT WITH INSTRUCTOR PILOT. AIRCREW LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL, NOSE DOWN, ATTITUDE 10.1 MILES EAST OF OMH.

## 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 ERA16FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA194), May 24, 2016: Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP 5 ASA (N440JM), Rhoadesville, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' loss of control that necessitated the activation of the parachute system and the airplane manufacturer's inadequate design of the front parachute anchor attachment structure, which…

## Other reports on N440JM (1)

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

- [Incident 20090522008009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522008009I), May 22, 2009: Jihlav KP5ASA (N440JM), Oceano, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On may 22, 2009, the pilot of N440JM, a jihlavan, kp 5 asa departed Oceano airport on a local flight. On the takeoff roll the pilot reported that when he…

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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