Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Certification authorities tend to take a dim view of props shedding blades in close proximity to passengers.
Bear in mind that the tip speed of the Dash 8's prop is in the region of 500 mph and so the force on the blade tip from contact with the runway is largely in a tangential direction - the runway will likely have come off worse than the prop.
I've no doubt that's largely true Dave, but the Q400 has previous form in this regard:
Propeller crashes through aircraft fuselage hitting passenger in the head - Independent.ie
As well as the famous (amongst dash drivers anyway...) SAS Q400 gear failure video that you mention, where the propellers shoot off. I'm glad to see it doesn't appear to have happened in this case!
I should also add, hats off to the crew for keeping the machine fairly straight and on the runway!