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Lasiorhinus
25th Mar 2009, 00:43
A Cherokee Arrow had a slight mishap this morning, with the nose gear collapsing on landing. Both runways were closed briefly, but are now open.
Photo courtesy of someone emailing it to me, of the nice curly propeller blades.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6021/lfp.jpg
Ultergra
25th Mar 2009, 01:14
As all the oldies seem to say:
"oh well"
I did my first big around Australia trip in LFP, or as my wife used to call her - Little Fairy Penguin.
\My wife nearly wet her pants when I made a call into Birdsville towards the end of the trip - "All stations Birdsville, Little Fairy Penguin, Arrow, 10 miles west...". Got some laughs on the ground too.
Walrus 7
25th Mar 2009, 01:26
Poor old LFP ... one of the fastest Arrows around courtesy of standard tanks and three-blade scimitar prop (which looks decidely more scimitar now). I remember he pulling nearly 150 kts for me one day.
Flog, what are you flying nowadays?
Walrus
She was always quicker than all comers as far as Arrow's are concerned.
Walrus, I'm punting around in a Yak-52 and various 206's dropping skydivers.
tmpffisch
25th Mar 2009, 04:12
Argh. Didn't expect to see that today!
CharlieLimaX-Ray
25th Mar 2009, 04:51
That will get the anti-Essendon airport brigade out waving placards!
ReverseFlight
25th Mar 2009, 07:02
It's only a nose gear collapse, for goodness sake! Don't get too worked up now!
Glad to hear that 2 POB are OK.
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
CharlieLimaX-Ray
25th Mar 2009, 07:22
Near death experience for residents!
Children's lives put at risk!
Residents live in fear!
Eastern2217
25th Mar 2009, 20:19
Those new Q-tip props will keep the locals happy.
Walrus 7
25th Mar 2009, 21:58
Flog,
On my days off I haunt LIL as well; usually begging to given an A36 to play with. That your 52 tied down out there?
Walrus
Duck Pilot
27th Mar 2009, 00:19
Re the photo,
Anyone recognize/know the bloke driving the tug. It would happen to be Jim Bradley would it ?
Sunfish
28th Mar 2009, 19:38
Isn't LFP an MFS aircraft?
Lasiorhinus
29th Mar 2009, 06:38
As far as I know, Sunfish, yes it is.
HAWK21M
29th Mar 2009, 08:24
What caused it?
regds
MEL.
Lasiorhinus
29th Mar 2009, 10:03
The runway got too high.
NoseGear
29th Mar 2009, 11:20
Rubbish.....Ive never even been to Essendon......:}
Top_Cat
30th Mar 2009, 04:33
Not the same aircraft but nasty all the same. Did have a bit of a giggle at the nosewheel bouncing next to the aircraft all cartoon-like.
YouTube - Bad Landing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1fFrEuuMF8)