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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ragle Lincoln L EUROPA · Palo Alto, CA · April 23, 2025

Date: April 23, 2025 · 13:32 local
Place: Palo Alto, CA
Airport: Palo Alto
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27EU
Reported as: Ragle Lincoln L Europa
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 in the last 90 days

N27EURegistered now · Ragle Lincoln L EUROPAS/N A027 · Built 2001 Airframe modelRagle Lincoln L EUROPA Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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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 made normal touchdown on runway 30. During rollout the wind pushed the aircraft to righ right and the PIC of the Europa experimental tailwheel aircraft was unable to prevent the drift. The aircraft ground-looped and came to a stop, 10 feet off the left-hand side of the runway, hitting a gopher hole and nosing over. The prop struck the ground. The clutch prevented damage to the engine.

There was no damage to airport property.

As the FAA filed it

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 MADE NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 30. DURING ROLLOUT THE WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO RIGH RIGHT AND THE PIC OF THE EUROPA EXPERIMENTAL TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED AND CAME TO A STOP, 10 FEET OFF THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HITTING A GOPHER HOLE AND NOSING OVER. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE CLUTCH PREVENTED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.

THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.

Other reports on N27EU · 3

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

Incident 20210301008419ILanding: Touchdown · Half Moon Bay, CAPIC 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…Mar 1, 2021 · Minor damage Incident 20040128002519IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · La Verne, CA(-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 the propeller.Jan 28, 2004 · Minor damage Incident 20020424016319ILevel Off Touchdown · Chino, CA(-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 training a new controller and on final approach it appeared the new controller had approved two aircraft…Apr 24, 2002 · Minor damage