Today I was cleaning out my garage in preparation to start finishing up a 35% custom built Extra that I bought ARC.

Iwas cleaning up my garge so I moved my Genesis to a "safe" location on the ceiling where I normally hang my planes. The frame is made of PVC pipe, I holds my old Eagle so I figured it would hold this plane too.. I decided to sit it up there for just a minute so I could wipe down my work table. I thought it was sitting securely and as soon as I turned my back it was all over. The fuselage slipped off of the hangar and fell nose 1st 7' to the concrete. The fuselage cracked around the firewall and it buckled about halfway around on the left side. It didnt crinkle the paint but you can clearly see two pretty bad buckles right behind the canopy... Plus the stress caused the fuselage to split laterally right down the pipe tunnel floor. I can fis it but there is no way that it will ever be straight or <11 pounds again.. I am so terribly disappointed in myself... I thought I was being so careful, but in hindsight I should have known better. Several months of careful trimming and setup and a plane that was flying about as perfect as you can get and in 2 seconds its all over.

This is just a reminder to all of you to be careful and think about what you are doing.. With a composite airframe 1 mistake and you can cause irrepairable damage. Looking at the pictures it doesnt look too bad but it is, trust me.. I dont know if I am going to try to repair it or just order the kit version and start over. Basically, my season is over.

Mike