# Incident 20220914022649I: William R Henderson Jr EUROPA MONOWHEEL CLA, Covington, GA, September 14, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2022, 10:00 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6054° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6054&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51EU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William R Henderson JR EUROPA MONOWHEEL CLA (registry code 05638A4, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-r-henderson-jr-europa-monowheel-cla) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM R HENDERSON JR EUROPA MONOWHEEL CLA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220914022649I

## Narrative

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

IN THE PILOTS STATEMENT, A MILD CROSSWIND AND PREMATURE RELAXING OF THE STICK WHICH ALLOWED THE TAIL TO RAISE.  IN THE EUROPA IF THE TAIL IS NOT FIRMLY ON THE GROUND DURING SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 ? 40 KNOTS IS REACHED THE AILERONS ARE NOT ACTIVE AND THERE IS NO LATERAL CONTROL DUE TO THE OUTRIGGERS BEING OFF THE GROUND.

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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