Here are a few pics of the damage on my trainer after I lost it and my instructor couldn't catch it in time to save it.

Most of the damage came from the rubber bands crushing the wing on impact. The fuse cracked and broke, but the repair was simple and straight forward. Repairing the wing is taking a bit of time and I will use wingbolts from here on out. I am also going to fiberglass the center section of the wing for added strength.

The interesting part of all this is I was testing the Flight Data recorder, from Eagle systems and I have a complete replay of the flight & crash. The damage sustained was from a 1 point spinner landing at 54 mph.

I learned three lessons:

1. Don't let your instructor think you know what you are doing, cause you don't.

2. Wing bolts are better than rubber bands.

3. The Flight Data Recorder is really a neat tool.

Do you like wing bolts over rubber bands?

Will get her back in the air soon.

Al