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Old 25th Jul 2012, 20:26
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007helicopter
 
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I guess the SR20/22 is disadvantaged for forced landings because the gear cannot be retracted.
I am actually quite happy and now prefer fixed gear, I must admit I was quite paranoid in the 100 or so hours I did in a PA28RT that some sort of distraction would happen and I would forget to put it down, and it seems from evidence that plenty of others have done gear up unintentional landings.

The only emergency landing I have made with all fire engines out etc was when the front nose gear hydraulic ram sheared and the front nose wheel would not lock in and was just hanging down limply, fortunately before landing when we slowed right down gravity allowed it to lock in.

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