Originally Posted by
Ex FSO GRIFFO
Hey 'aroa'
I have heard it said, in the most 'hallowed halls' of 'Tiger Moth' knowledge, that the 'real' cause for that one, may have been a 'delamination' of the spar (s) due to the ageing of the 'animal based' glue holding said laminations...….
i.e. The 'slats' had nothing to do with it...……
And, being a 'DH-82A' owner, I am inclined to give it some credence...…
'Old' history now, and unable to be substantiated either way.....but...….
Cheers
there’s more to that story..,
that was VH-TMK, it had been involved in an accident in Victoria a few years earlier which included the bottom right wing hitting a fence post. Despite the upper right wing being inspected it had sustained damage and it failed during recovery from a loop and the rest of the wings failed as did the tie rods. I took a lot of interest in that accident as I had flown the aircraft for several hundred hours with the previous owner doing flight training and joyflights.
ATSB