Originally Posted by
gulliBell
The engines look knackered. The NLG is stuffed, MLG probably also stuffed. I reckon it's worth more as parts than to try and fix it.
The mains look OK in the photos I've seen, just well bogged down in the soft ground. The same may well be the case for the NLG. Assuming they are OK, you don't scrap an 8-month old aircraft just for the sake of a couple of engines.