---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 11/04/12: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:49 PM - Hard Landing (George Nielsen) 2. 05:55 PM - Re: Hard Landing (Charlie England) 3. 06:52 PM - Re: Hard Landing (Norse Gaines) 4. 07:21 PM - Re: Hard Landing (ray) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:49:19 PM PST US From: George Nielsen Subject: RV6-List: Hard Landing Some time ago I had a bad day and made a hard landing with my RV-6. In attempting a three-pointer I stalled a bit high above the concrete runway. The aircraft fell on the runway, albeit without any apparent damage. Since then I have not flown as I have been undertaking modifications. I wonder whether it is safe to take to the air. What unseen damages could have occurred? How can I check them? What could the consequences be (if any)? What may fail first, the wheel struts, the main spar or what? Thanks. George Nielsen RV-6 PH-XGN The Hague, the Netherlands ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:55:46 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: RV6-List: Hard Landing On 11/04/2012 02:44 PM, George Nielsen wrote: > > Some time ago I had a bad day and made a hard landing with my RV-6. In > attempting a three-pointer I stalled a bit high above the concrete > runway. The aircraft fell on the runway, albeit without any apparent > damage. Since then I have not flown as I have been undertaking > modifications. > > I wonder whether it is safe to take to the air. What unseen damages > could have occurred? How can I check them? What could the consequences > be (if any)? What may fail first, the wheel struts, the main spar or > what? > > Thanks. > > George Nielsen > RV-6 PH-XGN > The Hague, the Netherlands Hi George, I feel your pain; same thing happened to me this spring in my -4, returning to the runway after a partial engine failure. Common issues on the -4 (& almost certainly the -6; same mount concept) is cracks in the welds on the lower motor mount at the firewall, where the gear sockets are welded into the mount. You can bend the gear legs, but if they aren't bent really badly, they can often be straightened in a 20-40 ton press. I suppose you could bend the tail wheel spring or damage the mount structure in the fuselage, too. If you remove the leg fairings & check that the legs are still straight (with no weight on them, obviously), and you don't see any wrinkles in the fuselage skin in the firewall area or around the tail wheel mount, you're probably OK. Charlie ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:09 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV6-List: Hard Landing From: Norse Gaines Get the plane inspected and stop speculating. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 4, 2012, at 12:44 PM, George Nielsen wrote: > > Some time ago I had a bad day and made a hard landing with my RV-6. In attempting a three-pointer I stalled a bit high above the concrete runway. The aircraft fell on the runway, albeit without any apparent damage. Since then I have not flown as I have been undertaking modifications. > > I wonder whether it is safe to take to the air. What unseen damages could have occurred? How can I check them? What could the consequences be (if any)? What may fail first, the wheel struts, the main spar or what? > > Thanks. > > George Nielsen > RV-6 PH-XGN > The Hague, the Netherlands > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:21:54 PM PST US From: "ray" Subject: Re: RV6-List: Hard Landing Yes let a pro look and give you reassurance and some advise on what to look for and how. Its all about learning with airplanes,oh and money of course ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norse Gaines" Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 6:49 PM Subject: Re: RV6-List: Hard Landing > > Get the plane inspected and stop speculating. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 4, 2012, at 12:44 PM, George Nielsen wrote: > >> >> Some time ago I had a bad day and made a hard landing with my RV-6. In >> attempting a three-pointer I stalled a bit high above the concrete >> runway. The aircraft fell on the runway, albeit without any apparent >> damage. Since then I have not flown as I have been undertaking >> modifications. >> >> I wonder whether it is safe to take to the air. What unseen damages could >> have occurred? How can I check them? What could the consequences be (if >> any)? What may fail first, the wheel struts, the main spar or what? >> >> Thanks. >> >> George Nielsen >> RV-6 PH-XGN >> The Hague, the Netherlands >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv6-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV6-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv6-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv6-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.