X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:15:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth05.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 180275 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:32:02 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.65; envelope-from=skipslater@earthlink.net Received: from [71.116.175.199] (helo=wbs) by smtpauth05.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Dut7s-0000O7-Jm for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:31:16 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=simple; s=test1; d=earthlink.net; h=Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=iD5moc05kRlUf0QRlvmOAithIraaQhnLHpaCAZ3PWbR23KhMZvYdkG/nC3KfwPBB; X-Original-Message-ID: <002f01c58c6e$8b514ee0$6401a8c0@wbs> From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Nose gear collapse X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:30:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C58C33.CAC89190" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-ELNK-Trace: cbee950bdf563876c8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c2609cf47adf73413b9a6147daa843b7cdf4d350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.116.175.199 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C58C33.CAC89190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bryan, Let me add my condolences to those you've already received. This = reminds me of Ed Rosiak's experience when his nose gear collapsed when = he and his test pilot went off the runway due to a sheared centering pin = in his strut. It has to be absolutely heartbreaking, especially after = just finishing your paint. My only thought is that somehow a bubble may have remained somewhere = inside the strut after you serviced it and eventually worked itself to = where it allowed the shimmy. It sounds like you were very thorough = though, so I'll be very interested to see if a cause can be determined = by tearing down the strut. Please let us know if you're able to = determine a cause. Skip Slater ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C58C33.CAC89190 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bryan,
   Let me add my condolences = to those=20 you've already received.  This reminds me of Ed Rosiak's experience = when=20 his nose gear collapsed when he and his test pilot went off the runway = due to a=20 sheared centering pin in his strut.  It has to be absolutely = heartbreaking,=20 especially after just finishing your paint.
   My only thought is that = somehow a=20 bubble may have remained somewhere inside the strut after you = serviced it=20 and eventually worked itself to where it allowed the shimmy.  It = sounds=20 like you were very thorough though, so I'll be very interested to see if = a cause=20 can be determined by tearing down the strut.  Please let us know if = you're=20 able to determine a cause.
   Skip Slater
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