C130jake
BENEFACTOR
Four Corners Wyoming
Got my wing apart and parts ordered. I was the honorable mention in Steve’s Wednesday tailwheel presentation.
I bought the hype and put a T3 on my EX1 CarbonCub a while back. Last summer while pushing the plane into the hangar, the tail wheel assembly folded under it self. The shock shaft had broke. Called Airframes and they sent me a new one. Said the new shock was built stronger. I installed it and continued flying until last month.
The little red light in my head never went off and said, why did or how did that shock fail. I usually wheel land and keep the tail up as long as it will stay up. When solo, the tail stays up to about a brisk walk.
While returning to Bentonville after flying around NW Arkansas with the management of SC.org, the T3 had enough and despite a good crosswind from the right, when I brought the tail down after a wheel landing, it groundlooped to the left. Eye witness said it looked the the tailwheel assembly laid over like a water skier. Taxied back and started the analysis. I assumed pilot error. Did I tap the left brake? Was the brake dragging, did I ham fist it when transitioning from two point to pinning the tail? It should have wanted to weathervane to the right. Sad, angry and confused, I taxied to park and looked over the damage.
Here is what I found. Not much for lateral stability, thin sheet metal wrapped around a bushing that slowly stretched. The broken shock is the one that was replaced.
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I bought the hype and put a T3 on my EX1 CarbonCub a while back. Last summer while pushing the plane into the hangar, the tail wheel assembly folded under it self. The shock shaft had broke. Called Airframes and they sent me a new one. Said the new shock was built stronger. I installed it and continued flying until last month.
The little red light in my head never went off and said, why did or how did that shock fail. I usually wheel land and keep the tail up as long as it will stay up. When solo, the tail stays up to about a brisk walk.
While returning to Bentonville after flying around NW Arkansas with the management of SC.org, the T3 had enough and despite a good crosswind from the right, when I brought the tail down after a wheel landing, it groundlooped to the left. Eye witness said it looked the the tailwheel assembly laid over like a water skier. Taxied back and started the analysis. I assumed pilot error. Did I tap the left brake? Was the brake dragging, did I ham fist it when transitioning from two point to pinning the tail? It should have wanted to weathervane to the right. Sad, angry and confused, I taxied to park and looked over the damage.
Here is what I found. Not much for lateral stability, thin sheet metal wrapped around a bushing that slowly stretched. The broken shock is the one that was replaced.
Sent from my iPad using SuperCub.Org mobile app