Originally Posted by
PatrickCurry
Of all the SPAD crashes I've had, I've never had to replace a wing. (Knock on wood)
I did punch a hole in one that I just covered with duct tape that pretty well matched and I've ripped an aileron hinge pretty good on one. That one I think I'm just going to cut the ailerons off and put them back on with pin hinges gorilla glued in. Looking forward to Deb #2.
The old wing could not be reused. The 2 spars broke in 2 and the Coro ripped top and bottom down one of the flutes. I have a new wing just about finished. I've been busy building my storage building and welding a log splitter table. The storage building is taking priority right now.
When I examined the engine, I found that the screw holding the throttle arm was lose. I don't know if this was impact damage or vibration in flight. I found a couple of YouTube videos where this type plane crashed just as mine did. Both stalled and augered in. Both on maiden flights; one experienced and one newbie pilot. This airplane appears to have a bad stall to it. Hope to fly #2 in a week or so. Got more rain today and more to come.