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Re: Europa-List: AAIB report G-HOFC

Subject: Re: Europa-List: AAIB report G-HOFC
From: David Watts <dg.watts@talktalk.net>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:53:47
Mike,

I know that for some time now the AAIB and the PFA/LAA have been looking 
at the failure of the right hand wing rear drag pin being the cause of 
the accident and you can certainly read that into the report, but I 
agree that it does take some reading to figure it all out.

Dave Watts
G-BXDY
  ----- Original Message ----- 
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  Subject: Re: Europa-List: AAIB report G-HOFC


  After reading the report I am left not fully understanding which came 
first.....thus causing the second. 

  Did the rear lift/drag pin of the right wing fail, causing enough up 
and down movement to overstress the tailplane enough for it to disengage 
---From the tailplane drive pins, causing significant up and down gyrations 
to cause the further and final failure of the right wing?

  Or did the tailplane disengaging cause the failure of the right wing 
rear lift/drag pin?


  Mike Duane A207A


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