Another Perfect Gear-Up

I'm not convinced that he is going to need a new prop and engine teardown.
It sure looked like he stopped the prop before touchdown

I tried watching the clip again but couldn't view it. IIRC the prop was
spinning when he landed - I don't know if that's considered sudden
stoppage. It looked like all three blades got bent up pretty good. As
far as the engine, if the prop was just windmilling and the engine
wasn't making any power, maybe it wouldn't need a teardown. I'd assume
insurance would cover it minus any deductible.

That reminds me of why I like the Piper gear system better. If there's
any loss of system pressure the gear free-falls.

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I'm not convinced that he is going to need a new prop and engine teardown.
It sure looked like he stopped the prop before touchdown

I tried watching the clip again but couldn't view it. IIRC the prop was
spinning when he landed - I don't know if that's considered sudden
stoppage.

As far as Lycoming and Continental are concerned anytime the prop
touches something other than air it requires a teardown. When
I had my engine failure, the prop just got scuffed in the dirt
when I ran off the edge of the runway. It was enough for the
insurance company to opt for the tear down (they wouldn't have
otherwise).

Not sure why he ran away from the plane so fast. If it were my plane
I'd be right there, making sure an overzealous firefighter didn't do
anything stupid, like spray it with a high pressure hose.

-Robert