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PA-18-95 Wing Repair near Ohio

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ncourtright

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Following a few years of restoration work and an amazing 2 day/12 hr CX flight, we rebased the family Super Cub from Florida to Ohio. Unfortunately, it only made it 3 days in Ohio before my first ever ground loop. We left the runway and tipped up enough to wrinkle about 4' of the right wing. I'm just sick about it but learned a lot.

Any suggestions for shops in or around Ohio proficient with Cub wing repairs and fabric work? I don't have damage details yet but it seems isolated to the right wing. The inspection will be later this week. No prop strike thankfully. Worst case, I could pull the wing and run it back to the shop in Florida who did the restoration work. Appreciate any suggestions or leads.

Thanks,
Nick
 

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ncourtright said:
Worst case, I could pull the wing and run it back to the shop in Florida who did the restoration work. Appreciate any suggestions or leads.

Thanks,
Nick
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From the picture, there is no need to pull the wing to get it to any shop. Fly it there, do the repairs on the airplane. There doesn't appear to be spar damage. Even if there is, it is minor.
 
skywagon8a said:
From the picture, there is no need to pull the wing to get it to any shop. Fly it there, do the repairs on the airplane. There doesn't appear to be spar damage. Even if there is, it is minor.
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Fingers crossed your right. We'll get a scope in there shortly. There's about 1.5" upward deflection where the rear of the wing bow meets the aileron. Thanks
 
Look at the rear spar where the lift strut attach fitting is bolted. If the spar is damaged you will see it there. Might just be the outboard false spar and some rib damage. Doesn't look to serious.
 
ncourtright said:
Following a few years of restoration work and an amazing 2 day/12 hr CX flight, we rebased the family Super Cub from Florida to Ohio. Unfortunately, it only made it 3 days in Ohio before my first ever ground loop. We left the runway and tipped up enough to wrinkle about 4' of the right wing. I'm just sick about it but learned a lot.

Any suggestions for shops in or around Ohio proficient with Cub wing repairs and fabric work? I don't have damage details yet but it seems isolated to the right wing. The inspection will be later this week. No prop strike thankfully. Worst case, I could pull the wing and run it back to the shop in Florida who did the restoration work. Appreciate any suggestions or leads.

Thanks,
Nick
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Nick,

Where is the airplane at?

Tim
 
You might also look around in the Wilmington area, there were a lot of A&P’s at AirBorne that worked on small aircraft on the side. That doesn’t look too bad, may get away just opening the fabric a little and peeling it bad. Good luck.
 
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I got hooked up with Paul Workman at Bedrock Aero (http://www.bedrockaero.com) in Zanesville, Ohio. Awesome guy and knows his stuff dealing with fabric. We pulled the wing Friday. Both spars are good but I'm going to need 3 ribs and an aileron. Hopefully be all back together sooner than later. I'll keep you posted.
 
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