I visited the AAIB a few weeks ago and by chance got to speak to the
lead inspector on G-HOFC. He was very clear that it was the wing drag/
lift pin which initiated the break up and they had abandoned their
earlier hypothesis that the tail failed first..
Also, I'd have to add how utterly sobering it was to look at the
wreckage - if you set out to cut a Europa into so many pieces with a
chainsaw it would be a day's work.
Willie
On 9 May 2008, at 18:01, DuaneFamly@aol.com wrote:
> After reading the report I am left not fully understanding which
> came first.....thus causing the second.
>
> Did the rear lift/drag pin of the right wing fail, causing enough
> up and down movement to overstress the tailplane enough for it to
> disengage from the tailplane drive pins, causing significant up and
> down gyrations to cause the further and final failure of the right
> wing?
>
> Or did the tailplane disengaging cause the failure of the right
> wing rear lift/drag pin?
>
>
> Mike Duane A207A
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