Cessna gear-up at MMU today (Morristown NJ)

On Dec 11, 6:19 pm, "~^ beancounter ~^" wrote:
yea, i would think the pilot would want to stop, rock the prop and get
it horz b4 belly landing....a few bucks here, a few bucks ther...hey,
b4 too long it add up...no?


Assuming it was a two blade prop, sure. But, that might be a bit much
to ask in the heat of the moment, knowing you're about to hear some
very bad grinding sounds on touchdown. It's probably better to just
ace the landing and not be distracted by the prop. At that point, the
insurance co owns the plane anyway.

I'm not surprised by Shirl's comment of the prop stopping immediately
on a top-overhauled engine. There's a lot more friction due to tight
clearances that haven't opened up yet. Glad to hear it was handled
well though, and turned out to be a non-event.