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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: Kolb crash yesterday |
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> The fitting where the landing gear leg attaches to the axle broke, the
wheel came off, and the gear leg dug in. (Tongue in cheek comment follows:)
That was not helpful. (I WILL be talking this over with Travis) When we put
it back together, the new fitting will get gusseted. I am also planning to
gusset the fitting on my MKIII if it is similar. Fool me once, etc...
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Just got home from Lakeland. Was sitting here drinking coffee and reading
emails when I came upon this one.
You must have missed my posts after I crashed at Muncho Lake, BC, 1 July
2000. Cause of crash: failed gear leg/axle socket.
Cure: What Brother Jim wanted to do initially and I didn't, weld the axle
socket to the steel gear leg. Been flying with the axle socket welded to
the end of the steel gear leg since rebuild. Don't need no stinking gussets
on welded .120" wall axle socket and gear leg. Works great. Wish I had
listened to my big brother.
Thoroughly tested mains and tail landing at Cedar Key, Florida, last
Tuesday.
john h
mkIII
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:07 pm Post subject: Kolb crash yesterday |
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John
Are you sure it is a good idea to weld to tempered steel? My
info says that doing so is a no no...Creates a real stress
riser.... I have a buddy who welded the step back onto his Cessna
172 and the gear leg cracked and came apart with the plane sitting
parked... I know it has lasted a long time....but....fwiw.... Herb
At 04:03 PM 4/25/2009, you wrote:
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> The fitting where the landing gear leg attaches to the axle
broke, the wheel came off, and the gear leg dug in. (Tongue in
cheek comment follows:) That was not helpful. (I WILL be talking
this over with Travis) When we put it back together, the new
fitting will get gusseted. I am also planning to gusset the fitting
on my MKIII if it is similar. Fool me once, etc...
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>Richard Pike
Just got home from Lakeland. Was sitting here drinking coffee and
reading emails when I came upon this one.
You must have missed my posts after I crashed at Muncho Lake, BC, 1
July 2000. Cause of crash: failed gear leg/axle socket.
Cure: What Brother Jim wanted to do initially and I didn't, weld
the axle socket to the steel gear leg. Been flying with the axle
socket welded to the end of the steel gear leg since
rebuild. Don't need no stinking gussets on welded .120" wall axle
socket and gear leg. Works great. Wish I had listened to my big brother.
Thoroughly tested mains and tail landing at Cedar Key, Florida, last Tuesday.
john h
mkIII
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
04/25/09 08:29:00
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject: Kolb crash yesterday |
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> Are you sure it is a good idea to weld to tempered steel? Herb
We weld, fit, drill, then send the legs to the heat treater.
john h
mkIII
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