Hate When That Happens

Presenting a short story in 3 pictures instead of 3000 words.
I'm not the first, won't be the last.
Note to prospective RV-12 builders: Good news, blind rivets are easier to drill out than AN rivets.

Should have left it there John. Makes for a good fuel drain in case your tank leaks.

Alex

Best laugh this year. Sorry!

Hate to admit it, but...I did the same thing in roughly the same place. Not being able to get the Cleco pliers on the misplaced Cleco and not wanting to drill out some freshly set pop-rivets, I used a Dremel tool to carefully cut off the pointy end of the Cleco that was poking out through the skin. I then used a magnet on a stick to retrieve the errant Cleco body from the bowels of the fuselage. Lesson learned!

Probably would have flown for years with no ill effects if you hadn't found it.

There's the old saying.... There's them who has and them who will. ...just sayin'...