RVBottomly
PATRON
Asotin County Washington (KLWS)
I was doing touch and goes in the Commonwealth. Fairly steady 10-15 knot 30 degree crosswind. I was feeling pretty good about things as I got used to the large weather-vane tail.
Then the winds stopped. On short final the sock was hanging straight down. Piece of cake....
Just as I touched down 3-point, the right crosswind kicked in. I didn't react soon enough and tipped my left wing on the runway.
No hard impact--it sounded like a piece of wood on a belt sander. All for maybe a second. No ground loop. Just embarrassment.
Here is what it looks like. 14.5 inches of scrape on the left backside of the wing arch:
They say confession is good. I'm a newb on this airplane and I feel pretty low for letting my guard down. The windsock was limp on final, but I looked again after I got things stopped, and it was direct crosswind at around 10 knots.
Anyway, cursory look at the spars shows no compression damage. It really was a gentle sort of slide. But I'm wondering what I'm in for on repairs. My trusted A&P/IA is out for the week.
Then the winds stopped. On short final the sock was hanging straight down. Piece of cake....
Just as I touched down 3-point, the right crosswind kicked in. I didn't react soon enough and tipped my left wing on the runway.
No hard impact--it sounded like a piece of wood on a belt sander. All for maybe a second. No ground loop. Just embarrassment.
Here is what it looks like. 14.5 inches of scrape on the left backside of the wing arch:
They say confession is good. I'm a newb on this airplane and I feel pretty low for letting my guard down. The windsock was limp on final, but I looked again after I got things stopped, and it was direct crosswind at around 10 knots.
Anyway, cursory look at the spars shows no compression damage. It really was a gentle sort of slide. But I'm wondering what I'm in for on repairs. My trusted A&P/IA is out for the week.