# Accident 20170505009179A: Adrian George W EUROPA-CLASSIC, Wellington, KS, May 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wellington, KS
- Airport: Wellington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3197° N, 97.3878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3197&lon=-97.3878&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: ADRIAN GEORGE W EUROPA-CLASSIC
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505009179A

## Narrative

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

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 LANDING. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN GEAR BROKE, FORCING THE WING SPAR TO DEFORM AND BEND UP INTO THE COCKPIT AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA273), May 5, 2017: Adrian George W Europa Classic (N7854M), Wellington, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N7854M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061105024499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061105024499I), Nov 5, 2006: Amtr EUROPACLASIC (N7854M), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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