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<DIV>Well, I finally did it. After six years of flying pattern, I finally caused damage to one of my planes. Engine died on the landing pattern and I could not get back to the runway. Did manage to catch a fence in the process though. Caused minor damage to one of my wings. I have already removed a section two inches wide by 1.5 inches deep, cleaning out a gash that was created by the fence. My question to this list is about the repair. I have done repairs like this before, but never on a wing as thin as this, and never on an airplane that I care as much about doing a bang up job on (pun intended) fixing properly. I am a little concerned about making sure the repaired area is strong enough. The damaged region is 2 inches outboard of the landing gear so at least it is not in a very highly loaded zone. Any suggestions people may have would be appreciated. Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike Cohen </DIV></BODY></HTML>