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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swanson Carl SPAD VII · Honesdale, PA · August 1, 2016

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Date: August 1, 2016 · 20:00 local
Place: Honesdale, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8096L
Reported as: Swanson Carl Spad VII
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total250 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8096LRegistered now · Swanson Carl SPAD VIIS/N 1999 · Built 1999 Airframe modelSwanson Carl SPAD VII Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Single seat, open cockpit biplane withminimal VFR only instrumentation. Not equipped with a radio, transponder, or any radio navigation equipment.

Pilot took off out of spring hill airport (70N) at approx. 1930 local time.

Pilot performed emergency landing on fairway at Honesdale golf club, due to rapidly deteriorating weather conditions.

Substantial damage to aircraft occurred during roll out. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

SINGLE SEAT, OPEN COCKPIT BIPLANE WITHMINIMAL VFR ONLY INSTRUMENTATION. NOT EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO, TRANSPONDER, OR ANY RADIO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT.

PILOT TOOK OFF OUT OF SPRING HILL AIRPORT (70N) AT APPROX. 1930 LOCAL TIME.

PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON FAIRWAY AT HONESDALE GOLF CLUB, DUE TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OCCURRED DURING ROLL OUT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.