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AuntPeggy

AuntPeggy

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http://www.newson6.com/story/29256042/small-plane-makes-hard-landing-near-haskell-airport
Finally, today was a great day for flying. Happened near here. Not me. Hope the pilot and passenger are OK. That won't just buff out.
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looks like a Remos Light Sport. Hope everyone was OK.
 
Well they say the egg is one of the strongest shapes :dunno:
 
James331 said:
Well they say the egg is one of the strongest shapes :dunno:
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If they could only make the entire airplane that shape (including the nosegear and tail boom)...
 
Not much to salvage, article said no one was hurt.
 
rk911 said:
looks like a Remos Light Sport. Hope everyone was OK.
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According to the article no one was hurt. Looks like the classic nose wheel dig-in induced flip over to me
 

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Those ctsw s don't bounce well at all. The CTs is much safer plane to fly in the CT line.
 
I think what Ron is saying is that the main gear of the SW is different than the LS. The LS has composite gear that is said to absorb shock better. 'Not really a "flying safety" issue. However, in this case, it's a moot point as the problem was a classic case of nose gear digging in, and causing a flip in a very muddy field. Good save. The safety egg, once again, does a good job protecting the pax.
 
Might be an easy fix. Post groundloop they stick composite sailplane tailbooms back together without trouble all the time. Suck if insurance totals stuff through ignorance or lack of composite repair knowledge/shops.
 
ClimbnSink said:
Might be an easy fix. Post groundloop they stick composite sailplane tailbooms back together without trouble all the time. Suck if insurance totals stuff through ignorance or lack of composite repair knowledge/shops.
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From the looks of the damage this is way more than a popped off tail. It looks like a total to me. One thing I will say about composite damage... Micro fractures. While we always hear about composites having no fatigue life, that is incorrect, and micro fracturing started in events that show no obvious damage (you need a 70° ultrasound crystal to find them) is where you will find fatigue type failures as they grow and spread through the plastic matrix.

There is no way in hell I would let the insurance company give me that plane back.
 
My comments were purely a parody of Jay Honeck's carping about taildraggers and the latest spam on Whitehead.
 
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