Mmmm ...
Zalo .... for a water ditching gear should be retracted IAW RFM supplement 9 Pg 15.
Once he made the decision to ditch ... he stuck with it ...
From what I can see ... it LOOKs like the T/R gearbox has gone ... thrown a blade perhaps (and then the G'box?)... there ARE known issues with T/R blade cracks in the vicinity of blade grip area ?????
Mmmmmm
