I think that was the adage used by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and his wife Polly Sansom in a Daily Telegraph interview at the weekend - apparently a question about a bent prop in their home elicited the response that about 20 years ago they had a landing prang in his Harvard which removed a wing, undercarriage, etc. Can't say I recall it, surely it would have made the aviation press at the very least. A leg pull perhaps?
No, quick bit of research and
here it is... Losing a wing was a slight exaggeration methinks!