MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
From Avweb, the CAF's Red Tail Mustang had a "runway excursion" at Tallahassee on 4 Nov. It was on a flight to get the pilot current in the airplane. Looks to be easily fixabale.
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Or a Wheels DOWN landing!!!!!There was a homebuilt floatplane that was using the water next to our airport and ended up tearing off one float and the airplane sinking. They called it a "hard landing."
What? Not just slap on some Bondo?Any way you look at it, it's not a quickie rebuild.
I worked on SR20s - unless things have changed at Cirrus (and I doubt they have) any airframe repair has to be done at one of their recognized facilities or if an individual does the repair they have had to gone through the Cirrus FAM course. The engine requires a teardown.What? Not just slap on some Bondo?
We had a Cirrus SR-22 land at our airport last week for some avionics upgrades. The pilot decided to do some touch and goes before dropping his airplane off at the radio shop. Then he hit a runway sign. One tip of the prop got curled back, although not the other one. There was a hole knocked in one wing and a flap was dented. They hauled the prop off for repair (I doubt it will be salvageable) and now are trying to figure out if it is Okay to ferry it somewhere after they get the prop replaced. And that was a "simple, little, mishap"; the P-51 CRASH was much worse.
I thought any prop stoke required an engine teardown? Is this correct? Every time a video comes up showing a wheels up landing the prop is always spinning! Is it frivolous to think the engine should be cycled until the prop is Flat or third blade straight up? My instructor had me Glide in as an exercise for this possibility.The engine requires a teardown.
It does (as I stated) although only Lycoming has a service bulletin that is tied to an airworthiness directive, Continental doesn't, although the Continental SB is "Mandatory." Even if the prop is stationary and the prop takes a hard impact, that will also constitute a teardown.I thought any prop stoke required an engine teardown? Is this correct? Every time a video comes up showing a wheels up landing the prop is always spinning! Is it frivolous to think the engine should be cycled until the prop is Flat or third blade straight up? My instructor had me Glide in as an exercise for this possibility.
A little bit more than that. SB96-11B been around since 1996, there was an older one released as well.About 20 years ago Continental did put out a service bulletin to the effect that stopping their engines by running the prop into something was a bad idea.
I just looked at it, having seen only the bent prop after the mishap occurred. It's much worse than I thought. The Left flap is bent, that hole in the wing is huge, and the leading edge is split. The Left MLG fairing got torn up, too. And it rained last night and is raining right now, so it's filing up with water.I worked on SR20s - unless things have changed at Cirrus (and I doubt they have) any airframe repair has to be done at one of their recognized facilities or if an individual does the repair they have had to gone through the Cirrus FAM course. The engine requires a teardown.
Well before anyone can LEAGALLY ferry this aircraft, the owner operator along with an A&P would have to apply for a ferry permit. The A&P would have to certify that he/she inspected the aircraft and "it is in a condition safe for flight." The hole in the wing would have to be inspected to see if it's beyond repair limits, from what I can see, it looks like it is. Considering this damage and the prop strike, I wouldn't sign off a ferry permit, even if the engine had a clean crankshaft flange runout check, made power and compression - it's all just too risky!I just looked at it, having seen only the bent prop after the mishap occurred. It's much worse than I thought. The Left flap is bent, that hole in the wing is huge, and the leading edge is split. The Left MLG fairing got torn up, too. And it rained last night and is raining right now, so it's filing up with water.
You think anyone would be willing to ferry that thing?
So sad to see this happen to a brand new airplane on one of its first flights with its new owner.