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Old 17th Dec 2017, 02:18
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The one I know about was a A36 that the gear was not lowered and a landing was about to take place at Serpentine airstrip, the propeller struck the ground a number of times but a go around was carried out.

Rather than land after the prop strike at Serpentine airstrip (and facing the witnesses about to be ramped) the pilot elected to fly back to Jandakot and land there with wheels down this time.

No I am pretty sure that legally the pilot at that time was required to land at Serpentine (closest landing area) unless he required emergency services that were available at Jandakot - the pilot made no radio announcement of the prop strike or request for emergency services & there were no mobile phones at the time.

But landlines did all work and many companies received a phone call prior to the landing from very concerned Serpentinians allowing many to see substantial damage of the prop tips. With the rapid exit of the pilot into their hangar/office it is doubted the prop strike was recorded in the MR after landing!
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