Firewall Rudder Threshold 
AV Web
JULY 1, 2025
Busted landing gear, shattered props, bent firewalls—and many more that probably didn’t make the reports because owners quickly stuck them back in the hangar and turned off the lights. With an aircraft with a 1320-pound gross weight there really isn’t much inertia.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 1, 2025
The pilot applied right rudder in an attempt to correct this, resulting in a ground loop. The postaccident examination revealed a fuel leak in a fitting where the fuel line passes through the firewall to the engine. The pilot was distracted, and flew too low, striking several approach lights short of the runway threshold.
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