Originally Posted by
43Inches
Here's a Navajo that did it a year or so later.... and I've heard of other PA-31s that have installed QTips in low passes and went around to land normally.
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...ir/ao-2016-072
The PDF has pictures of the bent blades, it was a decent effort.
PS; How that B200 was able to fly with props/gearbox in that condition is stuff that makes you believe in divine intervention...
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/cras...lectra-shannon
I'll see your Q tips and raise you a 1.5 eng landing in a 4 engine aeroplane. The Electra gear warning was conditional on Altitude and power lever position. When flying an efficient approach at idle it would become a nuisance and be cancelled by the flight Eng almost automatically.
Those that needed more than idle hadn't planned their approach properly.
Them be the days aye.
The pilot of this Navajo and the crew of the above Electra both spent their time concentrating on flying the aeroplane post mishap. Both groups got to walk away without hurting anybody. That's an important learning point. ECAM, EICAS. ECCL. Warning Panels etc are all secondary to flying the aeroplane (and I will include feathering a prop or reducing drag in the flying the aeroplane group).
Getting within walking distance use to be joked about for some American airlines in the 70s and 80s. They all seem to be doing fine mow. I hope this pilot has the same progression