# Incident 20061105024499I: Amtr EUROPACLASIC, Palo Alto, CA, November 5, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2006, 13:25 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7854M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7854M-2017-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adrian George W EUROPA-CLASSIC (registry code 05614JG, https://openairdocs.org/model/adrian-george-w-europa-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPACLASIC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 73 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061105024499I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Accident 20170505009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505009179A), May 5, 2017: Adrian George W EUROPA-CLASSIC (N7854M), Wellington, KS, Substantial damage. While practicing takeoffs and landings, on his last approach the pilot stalled the aircraft at approximately 6 feet above the runway, resulting in a hard…
- [Incident 20050415008659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415008659I), Apr 15, 2005: Amtr EUROPACLASIC (N7854M), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 15, 2005, at about 1310 local time, in a statement from the pilot of N7854M an experimental europa-classic, departed Watsonville airport for…

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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