Repairing Kitfox MK7 Fuslage

[alanb]

Hi Guys

Propeller hub failed, prop went fully fine. Ended up in a field no injuries. Take a look at the repair picture.
Nose wheel folded under prop struck the ground. Engine shock loaded. Everything forward of firewall destroyed. Thankfully we walked away. Rebuilding as a Tail dragger.

[DesertFox4]

Glad you are all OK. Hope the rebuild goes well. Keep us posted Alan. Curious what prop it was.

[alanb]

Arplast pv50. Lead screw stripped in flight so prop went into full fine giving me lots of rpm with no thrust. Unknown to me I should of had shims fitted so that full mechanical fine in this failure mode still gave sufficient thrust. We live and learn.

[desertdave]

Was this the incident?
https://assets.publishing.service.go...FBCY_03-19.pdf

If so, nice job!

[alanb]

Was this the incident?
https://assets.publishing.service.go...FBCY_03-19.pdf

If so, nice job!

Yes. That's me.

[alanb]

Welding done.

[efwd]

Very interesting. Nice Pic. Thanks for posting it. For some reason I find repairs of tube airframes interesting. I hope I never need the knowledge. Glad your all fine.

[Kitfox Pilot]

Looks like you have worked with metal before. Good looking repair work.

[alanb]

I did the prep. We have to use certified caa welders in the UK.