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Old 20th Oct 2020, 08:34
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Loss of control involving Cessna 152

Loss of control involving Cessna 152, VH-JIW, 34 km east-south-east of Archerfield Airport, Queensland, on 28 May 2019
Seems to me there that they should've taken a look at instructor training here.

The ATSB stated that the "significant structural damage to the right horizontal stabiliser, which was indicative of in-flight overload during dive recovery". The pictures show buckling on the top surface so it seems to me that the damage was indicative of loads prior to recovering from the dive. My reference is SAE Paper 700222, Loading Conditions Measured During Aerobatic Maneuvers.

It also demonstrates that bits other than the wing can fail first and emphasises the importance of rolling G.

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