From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 5, 2006, at about 1300 local time, in a statement from the pilot of N7854M an experimental europa-classic, was flying pattern work at Palo Alto airport (pao). The pilot stated that while on downwind he set the flaps which automatically lowers the landing gear. As the aircraft touched down, the single monowheel gear collapsed causing one of the propeller blades to break off. The other two blades have minor tip damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2006, AT ABOUT 1300 LOCAL TIME, IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT OF N7854M AN EXPERIMENTAL EUROPA-CLASSIC, WAS FLYING PATTERN WORK AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO). THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON DOWNWIND HE SET THE FLAPS WHICH AUTOMATICALLY LOWERS THE LANDING GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE SINGLE MONOWHEEL GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES TO BREAK OFF. THE OTHER TWO BLADES HAVE MINOR TIP DAMAGE.
Other reports on N7854M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.