# Accident 20160801018089A: Swanson Carl SPAD VII, Honesdale, PA, August 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2016, 20:00 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5757° N, 75.2508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honesdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5757&lon=-75.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8096L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8096L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swanson Carl SPAD VII (registry code 056071E, https://openairdocs.org/model/swanson-carl-spad-vii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWANSON CARL SPAD VII
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160801018089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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