Mike,

Real sorry to hear of your misfortune.

Last Thursday, as I was taking my Astral out of the car, one hand on the front of the bellypan, the other on the aft section, a strong gust of cross wind whipped the tail around. As I was holding on to the plane, I heard a loud cracking sound. Apparently, I had put too much pressure on the back of the bellypan, I put a two inch crack on it. Even though, I fixed it with fiberglass cloth the same evening, I am still mad at myself for not being more careful.

Obviously, my mishep