Bad landings

EridanMan wrote:
The situation you describe strikes me as being a very clear diversion
scenario. In the absence of that option, my instructor suggested that
(at least in my stout-legged PA-28) in an emergency, during a heavy,
gusty crosswind beyond the aircraft's rudder capacity, your best bet
is simply to go with the "crab-plant' approach, and associated repair
bills.

I in no way vouch for this approach, I'm just relaying what I was told.

That's probably a good thing, because the bills associated with such an
approach could very well be a large part of the aircraft's total value. The
PA-28 may have stout legs, but they are not designed to handle a large
sideloads. I have seen this attempted in another stout legged Piper and the
result was a main gear leg that departed and ripped off the horizontal
stabilzer on it's way.

Even Cessnas, with their sturdier spring steel gear, can get in trouble
with sideloads on the main gear. Go to this page and scroll to the bottom
for an illustration:

http://members.cox.net/jgalban/id60.htm

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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