# Incident 20210301008419I: Ragle Lincoln L EUROPA, Half Moon Bay, CA, March 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2021, 10:45 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5134° N, 122.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HALF MOON BAY (HAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5134&lon=-122.5012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27EU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ragle Lincoln L EUROPA (registry code 05607SX, https://openairdocs.org/model/ragle-lincoln-l-europa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAGLE LINCOLN L EUROPA
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 678 total, 100 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210301008419I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS COMPLETING A THIRD LANDING ON A SHORT APPROACH.  THE PIC SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO LOWER/EXTEND AND DID NOT VERIFY THE GEAR WAS IN THE FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED DETENT ON THE HANDLE MECHANISM.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE WEIGHT CAUSED THE SINGLE MONOWHEEL LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT IN THE FUSELAGE.  THE MONO GEAR DID NOT RETRACT FULLY, PREVENTING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.  THE PROPELLER DID STRIKE THE GROUND, HOWEVER THE CLUTCH ASSY PREVENTED ANY DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.  A FAIRING/SHROUD AROUND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DAMAGE, ALONG WITH MINOR PANELING AROUND WHEEL WELL. TWO BRAKE LINES ON THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ALSO SHEARED OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT NEEDED TO BE LIFTED BY CRANE, TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE LANDING GEAR.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N27EU (3)

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

- [Incident 20250423007399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250423007399I), Apr 23, 2025: Ragle Lincoln L EUROPA (N27EU), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. When flying from wvi to pao the PIC listened to ATIS reporting crosswind of 10 gusting 20. Visual observation of windsock showed wind from 280 degrees. PIC…
- [Incident 20040128002519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040128002519I), Jan 28, 2004: Amtr EUROPA* (N27EU), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that at the end of the landing roll, excessive braking was applied causing the propeller to briefly strike the runway causing damage to…
- [Incident 20020424016319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020424016319I), Apr 24, 2002: Amtr EUROPA* (N27EU), Chino, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Lincoln ragle and a passenger departed the Chino Airport Chino California and stayed in the pattern. Mr. Ragle stated that the Chino tower was…

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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