"Kevin Kubiak" wrote in message
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Does this kind of thing happen frequently. Did I over react by shutting
down the engine, but I was really did not want to add a prop strike
to ruin my day?

Personally, I think it's a great idea to shut down the engine before doing
any service on the nosewheel.

Seriously though, in this situation, obviously if the prop hadn't hit yet,
it wasn't going to.

In any case, I agree that you're probably dealing with a manufacturing
defect. Tires should be able to take LOTS of abuse, and a botched landing
that actually damages a tire would damage plenty else on the airplane as
well.

You did the right thing, you got it fixed, AND you've got an FBO who handles
off-site repair reimbursement properly. What more could you ask?

(I'll skip the egg joke, since Jose already got that one... ).

Pete