Cessna looses wing?????
 

Has anyone heard of a Cessna have a wing failure recently in Western Queensland?

Rumour that I received come from a reliable source, although I am skeptical.

It's true. Apparently the cause was the pilot's CVD and dyslexia, resulting in him reading 'SIDS' as 'disregard'.

Despite those handicaps, he did know the difference between "lose" - did you lose your wallet? - and "loose" - does your wife have loose morals? :ok:

FFS. Onya Lead Balloon........

I nearly "loost" the plot after reading the headline. :ugh:

But the fact remains that the wing loose was caused by the pilot's CVD. Believe me.

Wasn't there a 210 that had a wing fail in a storm some time back.

Cessna 210 accident
 

Perhaps Cessna 210 VH-WBZ on 7/12/2011 N-W of Roma, Qld.
Thunderstorm activity in the area.

There may have been an earlier Qld C210 break up in the air but I am unable to access the ATSB records.

R16.

Cessna 182RG I believe was involved, possibly at YBCV. Wing detatched on takeoff during the ground role due to possible sabotage. No injuries to the pilot.

Has their been a derelict Cessna 182RG out at YBCV, or somewhere out west recently?

And for the record I'm not on drugs or pi$$ed.

Cessna 210L VH-DJT, 11-6-1976, Failure in Flight of the Left Wing.
One of the owners of the aircraft told us it had around 100Hrs TT from New.

The rumour that I heard was that this incident occurred very recently, not in 1976. Interesting that there is nothing on the ATSB website about the incident (if it's true), although it may not have been reported.

Nothing here at YBCV.

Is the owner offering a reward for the recovery of the lost wing?:}

Confirmed it happened at charters towers, wind strut bolt removed, fairings refitted, folded up over the cabin at about 25 knots GS on TO roll. Being treated as a deliberate act by persons currently unknown.

Upper or lower bolt?

Lower. And some characters because I can't post just one word...

That narrows the suspect - with no "s" I suspect.

Attempted Murder, very premeditated.

Was the "A"hole smart enough to leave hardware inside fairing?

Scary thought.

Might add more weight to airport security and the very handy ASIC card !!!

Pre-flight anyone?


I recall years ago a guy with an ultralight where the lower bolt had come out and the fairing was holding the strut on the bracket. He noticed that it wasn't flying straight any more and started adjusting the aileron to suit, more and more, until one day with an instructor on board the strut let go even further. A spiralled descent and mild crash landing followed with no injury to all. The lower bolt had long since fallen out.

Pretty sure Cessna strut cuffs do not have enough space for the bolt to fall out. So it would not be a pre-flight issue. But would be interesting to know if bolt was still in the cuff.