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Old 29th Jan 2001, 07:55
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Very strange that Fokker would recommend that procedure. Some years ago, be about 1970, QB undershot the runway at CYGV with a Fairchild F-27. The aircaft bounced back into the air, and they managed to keep it airborne to go around, but had an in transit indication on the right main. The right MLG lower member had broken at the scissors, and the wheel assembly turned through 90* so it wouldn't retract into the nacelle. They flew the aircraft back to CYZV and landed with the gear retracted, on the recommendation of Fairchild. All things considered, there was very little damage to the aircraft. It remained upright, and the belly took a licking, but otherwise nothing. Maintenance jacked it up, replaced the right main outer cylinder, repaired the belly with duct tape and ferried it back to base. They had another F-27 where the gear was inadvertently retracted with the airplane on chocks at the gate, and that one had far more damage.