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Old 07-11-2010 | 07:23 PM
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Default Checking airframe for damage?

Had a hard landing with my skyraider MKII, OK maybe it was a crash! Broke the prop, bent the landing gear back just a little and I think I clipped the right wing a bit.
It was in shin high grass short of the runway. No apparent damage other than a new wrinkle in the covering. About 4" out from the fuse. Looks like the sheeting may be cracked there?
when I press on the area its not REAL apparent there is a crack, mostly its indicated by the new wrinkle in the covering.



How would you go about checking that the wing is structuraly sound for flying?

Thanks

steve