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Old 7th January 2013 | 21:44
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From: Falling off the end of the thread
He's not just lost the wheel but the complete lower wheel strut, on a Piper the torque link bolts hold the leg strut together, there is no retaining ring, if one bolt fails the lower strut blows out of the bottom of the main strut, normally the brake line would keep it dangling below, but looking at that it has separated.

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