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Old 18th November 2013 | 10:42
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Originally Posted by longer ron
Many years ago at an RAF airfield near Abingdon - a solo Bulldog student messed up his landing somewhat - he damaged the nosewheel support structure and had a propstrike ! ..... so (good man) - he did a roller and found that his rudder was jammed
ISTR that he had pushed up the structure so much he had bent the nosewheel steering rod(s).
Successfully landed next time round
I think I may have been there at the time. Did he also puncture the sump and dump most of his engine oil on the runway?

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