Thread: Prop Strikes
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Old January 28th 05, 12:55 AM
Dan Thompson
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No. (Think about it ...)

Also I didn't belly in. Landed on mains only. Used the nose as a skid.
Big difference.

"steve" wrote in message
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isnt it a given to have 2 prop strikes when you belly a twin?

"Dan Thompson" wrote in message
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I had two prop strikes on a twin when the nose gear wouldn't come down and
I had to land on the mains. Will never forget the tick-tick-tick of the
prop tips on the concrete. Or the short rollout. Or the jaunty angle
when deplaning.

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Anyone else here ever experience one? How did yours happen?
Mine have been ag related and hit ground, rocks, birds, and ?
Ever throw off a piece of the prop blade? I lost a piece during
climbout of a jungle strip in the Amazon in a C-185. Managed to dead
stick it back without any further damage but it took nearly two months
to get a replacement. IN the meantime, I used a field expedient and cut
off an equal amount from the other blade. We were about 200 miles from
civilization on the Rio Curaray.
Ah the fun old days....
Ol S&B