# Incident 20170519005949I: Wigney John R EUROPA XS, Salisbury, NC, May 19, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2017, 15:50 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wigney John R EUROPA XS (registry code 0560722, https://openairdocs.org/model/wigney-john-r-europa-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WIGNEY JOHN R EUROPA XS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,182 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170519005949I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/19/17, N262WF DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (14A) TO ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT (KRUQ) WITH THE INTENTION TO PRACTICE LANDINGS.  N262WF ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 20.  AFTER REDUCING THE POWER TO BEGIN A DESCENT TO LAND, THE PILOT DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AS HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A LARGE BIRD IN HIS FLIGHT PATH.  HE MANEUVERED TO MISS THE BIRD AND CONTINUED WITH HIS APPROACH.  THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PILOT NEVER VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN.  THE MONOWHEEL PLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH  DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N262WF (1)

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

- [Incident 20161105022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161105022809I), Nov 5, 2016: Wigney John R EUROPA XS (N262WF), Shelby, NC, Minor damage. Upon landing on runway 23 at keho, the safety latch which retains the main gear lever in its detent position had inadvertently not been fully engaged. When the…

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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