I discovered what happens when a Venture60 stalls at 12 ft.  It falls.  In this case, I may be lucky, or I may be the benefactor of the plane's engineering.

The plane fell hard.  The engine had already been reved up to counter the slow speed, but it was already too late.  The left wing dropped and, with full up elevator, it turned 180 degrees such that it now faced down wind.  The left wing never again lifted and the plane spiraled into the ground.

The left wingtip was badly damaged, as was the fuselage.  However, after the skin was removed, much of the damage was found to be repairable or replaceable.

Picture 1.

Here you'll see where the landing gear twisted out.  It destroyed the lower part of
the F1 fuselage former.  This is also the part where the wing dowels are slid in order
to hold the wing's leading edge in place.  Also notice that the two plywood pieces in
which the wing bolts are screwed are missing.  Lastly, the fuse side is separated from
the fuse bottom.

Picture 2.

Another view of the fuselage damage.  The broken part was glued back into place.

Picture 3.

A bit difficult to see, but try to identify the curved piece right next to my finger.  This
is the top of the fuse just behind the first stringer former.  A great deal of stress has
bent this part so much that it eventually broke.  I had to grab the plane by the motor
and rudder to apply opposite force to straighten it out.

Also note that Bill Fulmer's beautiful vinyl graphics are torn right through.  I carefully
cut them out and applied over the replacement MonoKote.  I almost did a good job.

Picture 4.

Damage to the wing's leading edge.  The large hole near my hand is where the dowel
used to be.  All of the pieces were retrieved.  The dowel plate was undamaged.

The most difficult part was reconstructing the leading edge through which a new hole
had to be drilled.  Believe it or not, the repair seems to be sufficiently strong.  As for
the damage on the right side of the photo, I believe this must be where the landing
gear met the leading edge.

The damage to the top of the wing where the dowel ripped out was minimized by
the presence of the fiberglass tape.  I wonder what the damage would have been if
the fiberglass tape had been wide enough to extend past the dowels?

Picture 5.

Not visible is that the outer-most two ribs are completely shattered and in pieces.
The wing tip piece survived, as did all but one of the spars.  Luck was again with
me - most of the rib pieces were found, put back together, and reused.  I did not
have to cut new replacement ribs.

The MonoKote was removed to the 3rd rib on bottom.  Its repair, by far, looks the best.

Picture 6.

I wanted to cry when realizing that the Venture60 decal might have to be sacrificed.
However, because I'm so very cheap, the MonoKote was removed for 3 ribs between
the leading edge and top of the decal (parallel with the main spar).  I worked from the
side where the skin had been removed entirely for 3 ribs.

Later in the reconstruction, discovered that the outer-most wing hinge was torn.  I've
not yet figured how to repair it.

Yes, the MonoKote repair looks crappy, but not as bad as I'm describing here.

Picture 7.

This is my other toy, a 1996 Impala SS with the 'Plane box' trailing behind it.  It is
also the end of this series of photos.