---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/23/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:23 AM - Re: Re: bungee replacement (Joe Spencer) 2. 06:58 AM - Re: bungee replacement (ejessee) 3. 09:10 AM - Re: Re: bungee replacement (Art Gibeaut) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:23:27 AM PST US From: "Joe Spencer" Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: bungee replacement oh yeah those spacers. Mine failed early on, but no gear collapse...I'm running pieces of tire in there now. That's held up well but I only have 220 hours on it. I'm trying to figure out how your gear collapsed without the clamp failing too...I can easily understand it being floppy and sweeping back some on landing but how did it collapse? I guess once it sweeps a ways it goes on and fails the clamp too? That's the bent bolts you mentioned? Thanks a lot, good info. I'll go look at mine closer now Joe ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:58:07 AM PST US Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: bungee replacement From: "ejessee" Prior to the aforementioned takeoff, I had landed on the short field. I was probably just at gross weight and dropped it in solid... not a bad landing but not a greaser either. As best as I can tell, the top spacer sheared completely into 2 pieces at landing. I didn't pre-flight (my-bad) but just tookoff. As there was slop in the clamp assembly, as I went across the grass, the jolting caused the front of the aluminum bracket to break just as I lifted off. The back of the bracket held on but the gear tilted back about 20 degrees. As I remember that takeoff, I shiver. What if it had broken 1 second earlier, I was past the point of no return and headed over a cliff. whew. Again... glory be to God. I didn't tell my passenger how bad it was but just headed to an airport with more runway. As I turned downwind, I handed her a fire-extinguisher and told her to pray. I explained above how I landed her: a lot of throttle work and prayer. the gear folded back but stayed in the slot that runs beneath the fuselage. Not a scratch on the plane. I tell you the truth. Not a single scratch. How can that be? It hurts to look, but I'll post the picture again. fly safe. -------- Ernest Jessee N4931M Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=334761#334761 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img00004_20100730_1458_110.jpg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:10:03 AM PST US From: Art Gibeaut Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: bungee replacement Thanks for sharing that, and I'll bet there are several on this forum that feel the same way. --- On Wed, 3/23/11, ejessee wrote: > From: ejessee > Subject: Zenith701801-List: Re: bungee replacement > To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com > Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 8:55 AM > --> Zenith701801-List message > posted by: "ejessee" > > Prior to the aforementioned takeoff, I had landed on > the short field. I was probably just at gross weight > and dropped it in solid... not a bad landing but not a > greaser either. As best as I can tell, the top spacer > sheared completely into 2 pieces at landing. I didn't > pre-flight (my-bad) but just tookoff.As > there was slop in the clamp assembly, as I went across the > grass, the jolting caused the front of the aluminum bracket > to break just as I lifted off. The back of the bracket held > on but the gear tilted back about 20 > degrees.As I remember that takeoff, I > shiver. What if it had broken 1 second earlier, I was past > the point of no return and headed over a cliff. > whew. Again... glory be to God. > > I didn't tell my passenger how bad it was but just headed > to an airport with more runway. As I turned downwind, > I handed her a fire-extinguisher and told her to pray. > > > I explained above how I landed her: a lot of throttle > work and prayer. the gear folded back but stayed in > the slot that runs beneath the fuselage. Not a scratch > on the plane.I tell you the truth. > Not a single scratch. How can that be? > > It hurts to look, but I'll post the picture again. > > fly safe. > > -------- > Ernest Jessee > N4931M > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=334761#334761 > > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/img00004_20100730_1458_110.jpg > > > > > Zenith701801-List Email Forum - > FAQ, > - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - > List Contribution Web Site - > -Matt > Dralle, List Admin. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith701801-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith701801-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/zenith701801-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith701801-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.