On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:56:25 GMT, tony roberts
wrote:

Length wasn't an issue - it just needed to be 250ft closer

Actually, IF he stalled in on hard enough to remove the gear in the
dirt it's probably just as well that the runway didn't start 250 feet
sooner. I haven't seen it yet, but they say it wiped out the gear and
slid up to the runway. Whether it removed all three, or just bent one
or all I guess it's probably going to be considered a hard landing.
:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com