Re: A case of the tail waggin' the dog?
I see a structural composite failure with some after-the-fact fire damage. Are those bolts in fact a repair and not original equipment?
One thing I learned about graphite composite when I was working with pressure vessels is that graphite can sustain invisible damage from a blow or a shock that is almost undetectable until it is too late. Glass/Kevlar composites are heavier, but do not have this problem, which is why I selected them over graphite for the man-rated application I was investigating. I don't know if it's relevant to the crash, but it's a piece of information.