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carl(at)flyers.freeserve.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:01 am Post subject: Europa-List: Mono wheel up landing

I would concur with David over best way to deal with retraction problem.



In the early days I recall quite a few Europa pilots "forgot" to lower the

undercarriage with the inevitable results.



We sustained a prop strike due to ground looping on a hard runway. The

engine was at idling and we smashed the tips of 2 blades. There was no

engine damage as the slipper touch took all of the shock.



At the time (10 yrs ago) we were advised to check the prop shaft had not

been bent (ie: prop hadn't gone wobbly). I believe the current wisdom is

that the gearbox has to be stripped down by Rotax agent and the gears dye

checked for cracks). 



With the engine stopped I believe the damage to engine would be minimal as

the blades are quite flexible so no direct shock loads.



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