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https://news.yahoo.com/pilot-uninjured- ... fb&tsrc=fb

The article doesn't have much in the way of information, but there was a teaser photo that isn't in the article, but it looks like possibly a gear collapse.

What a bummer. She was looking so good this past weekend.

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Judging from the picture here:

https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/vi ... -shut-down

it looks like the wing was scraping the asphalt before the plane went into the grass... so it kinda looks like a gear issue.

I didn't notice any gear oddities on Sunday at the show...

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Looks like the engine was shut down, preventing shock load, which is good; also looks like the gear trunnion didn't rip out or punch through the wing skin, which is also good.

Obviously it's not great to see her damaged, but if you HAVE to have an incident, it's good to see it wasn't more serious.

Lynn

I thought the same thing. A much better situation than the last gear up which had extensive damage. Damage seems minimal and I bet it will be flying very soon.

They say bad things happen in threes so hopefully it'll be smooth sailing from here on for this airframe.

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I just heard about this. I grew up less than 10 miles from there, and took off from the same runway in both Collings bombers and a P51D (among other older types) in the 90s.

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Can it be repaired by next years air show season ?

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The extent of the damage and finances will dictate that. Does the CAF have a serviceable spare engine and prop in inventory?

When the gear folds like that I often wonder if that wing spar is bent - especially at the root - or the wing otherwise damaged/bent such that it has to be replaced. That's a lot of weight supported by the wingtip, on a long lever arm. Lots of force in the drag direction too.

Perhaps this link to the Red Tail Squadron November newsletter will help:

https://cafriseabove.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-RA.pdf?utm_source=CAF+Red+Tail+Squadron&utm_campaign=de8696ad16-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_08_04_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1f61ccbec9-de8696ad16-176085369&mc_cid=de8696ad16&mc_eid=290853a5ef

Randy

"Our P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen experienced a runway excursion at Tallahassee International Airport on November 4th around 2 p.m. Only the pilot was on board, and no injuries were reported. AirCorp Aviation will arrive Wednesday, November 10th, to recover the aircraft and take it to Bemidji, MN for repairs. Cause of the accident and extent of damage is yet to be determined. Any updates will be posted on our website and CAF Red Tail Squadron Facebook page. "

That's all I could find.

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"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22