I'm considering buying a used experimental aircraft that had an accident on the ground causing enough damage to make it no longer flyable. The reason I am considering this is because I have built the same plane from scratch and believe the repairs are within my ability. I am looking for advice on what kind of issues I might run into getting the aircraft legally flying again. Is it as simple as doccumenting the repairs and then getting an A&P to sign off a conditional inspection once I'm done? Do I need to get a DAR involved and go through the 40 hour fly-off again? At least one wing will need to be built to replace a damaged one so there will be significant structural work to the airframe possilby putting it back into phase 1? I tried searching the net and haven't come up with links to many other people doing this. I'm open to any advice people here can provide.

Thanks,

Keith