Piper PA-18-180 Super Cub, G-BEUA, 8 April 2006

Piper PA-18-180 Super Cub, G-BEUA

Summary:

After landing, with very little forward speed, the right wing dropped and the wing tip touched the ground. The attachment lug for the left side of the inverted ‘A’ frame landing gear support had failed, as a result of a fatigue mechanism, allowing the landing gear to collapse.

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Published 10 December 2014