Breaking a plane

cpw wrote:
One of my partners in our 1974 Citabria bounced a landing and had a
prop strike. We are rebuilding the engine and buying a new prop, of
course, but he feels awful about it. This has caused me to speculate;
how many long time pilots have flown without ever damaging an aircraft?
I'm not asking about wear and tear, but actual incidents resulting in
damage. Is it common or unusual?
CPW

I've never had an accident like you described but I've hit the wing on
a couple of occasions. Once in a vary narrow field in Mexico trying to
turn a Mooney (very, very low wing) around at the end of the runway.
Once while turning in a 172 hitting my own car window with the wing tip
(while a pilot friend of mine was standing there spotting me).
I watched my plane get crushed by a big truck backing into it, not sure
if that counts though.

-Robert