"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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Ron wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 23:54:10 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

So, what is the verdict? I say too fast and high, tried to force it on
with a wheel landing, still had the tail high and touched the brakes.
Don't know about that last part, but he was definitely not done flying
when he touched down.

Looks like he might have hit the brakes too early, or had them on when
he landed. Hard to tell for sure.

I was on the taxiway last December when a Gullwing Stinson did exactly the
same thing, right on the runway next to me. The guy was solo, and swore
he didn't have the brakes on.

Some of the older wheel designs do have problems...but we're stuck with
wondering why BOTH sides had problems at the same time. There aren't all
that many places where they connect.

Goodyear brakes have a couple of failure modes that will cause lockup. I
had one of mine break last summer; couple of two-bit metal clips broke,
and the brake disk was wandering free, ready to jam. Rather than replace
the two-bit clips (which cost $80), I went to Grove wheels and brakes.

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/wheels.html

Ron Wanttaja

Personally, ever since first seeing them on a 1959 Cessna 172, I've always
liked the concept of the Cleveland brakes--because the bulk of the disk
brake mechanism is inside the wheel and out of the slipstream for
(theoretically) less drag. However, there is no remaining doubt that it is
long past time to admit that the manufacturer has successfully killed off
the design with their replacement parts policy, and is it also long past
time to replace the remaining Cleveland brakes with something that can be
successfully maintained in a safe operating condition.

Peter