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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW · Brant Lake, NY · September 28, 2015

Date: September 28, 2015 · 08:45 local
Place: Brant Lake, NY
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N537PV
Reported as: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,064 total44 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N537PVRegistered now · Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SWS/N 537 SWN 100 · Built 2013 Airframe modelPipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW Engine modelRotax 912ULS24 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N537PV departed lake placid airport (lkp) enroute to niettis field in delansing, NY. Near sacandoga lake the aircraft was above a broken to overcast layer. The pilot noticed his fuel was low and decided to turn toward schroon lake airport. With his fuel low he descended through a hole in the clouds. Once below the cloud layer he decided to land in an open field near Brant Lake. The field sloped up away from the lake. Landing uphill, the aircraft's nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest upside down. The pilot then released his belt and harness and exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

N537PV DEPARTED LAKE PLACID AIRPORT (LKP) ENROUTE TO NIETTIS FIELD IN DELANSING, NY. NEAR SACANDOGA LAKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE A BROKEN TO OVERCAST LAYER. THE PILOT NOTICED HIS FUEL WAS LOW AND DECIDED TO TURN TOWARD SCHROON LAKE AIRPORT. WITH HIS FUEL LOW HE DESCENDED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS. ONCE BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER HE DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR BRANT LAKE. THE FIELD SLOPED UP AWAY FROM THE LAKE. LANDING UPHILL, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT THEN RELEASED HIS BELT AND HARNESS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.