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Old 5th Sep 2011, 06:31
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Nose gear fail landing



This "Air Sunshine" Cessna 402C made a "nose gear up" landing at Luis Munoz Marin airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 29th August 2011.

On board were pilot + 3 pax. No injuries.

(Where's that crank-handle when you need it!).
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It looks like he wisely shut down the engines before touchdown.

Pilot and passenger still visible so pic must have been taken as it happened....

Good outcome!
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Originally Posted by vanHorck
It looks like he wisely shut down the engines before touchdown.
Give it a thorough look and you'll see that the top blade (pointing skywards) of the left propeller is bent and the propeller isn't feathered, which makes it very likely that prop was turning during the contact with ground.
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