Originally Posted by
IFMU
I'm curious why it resulted in a forced landing. Did he get the prop too? Might have been better to land at home even with only one main landing gear left.
If you look at the forward aspect of a Stearman the opportunity to lose an undercattiage lag and not strike the prop too is pretty small - so I'd guess the prop took a hit too and forced the landing. Unless of course the inpact simply threw the idiot into the ground.