The nosewheel structure on a Cessna is pretty strong,
but digging it in can cause:

a). A prop strike
b). A bent firewall
c). All of the above

I agree with Dave... Nosewheels should be outlawed!!!
Get a taildragger!!!

John Price
CFII/AGI/IGI
home.att.net/~jm.price

"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt wrote:

Better yet, get rid of the nose wheel.

Easily done if you don't keep it out of the mud.

:-)

I think the nosewheel legs are stronger than some people
who manage to break them would illustrate. One of the
students at the flight school where I learnt to fly managed
to leave the runway onto the grass at full power. Still at
full power he braked hard, dug the nosewheel in and
flipped the plane over. The nosewheel leg remained firmly
attached but was now pointing upwards.

This was a 150.

Paul