I ll tell you what if i had a penny for every plane helped into the ground..i could by a pack of smokes! I take the tail's off my wrecks and mount them on my garage wall like plaques!Tail's out.Its all gonna hit the ground one way or another You gotta admit, itlooks funny when other people do the"dumb thumb thing" By the way that was one of my favorite planes in the 80's!
That looks like an easy fix....Or better yet looks like an excuse to get another plane Yea!!!