From the close up shots, it looked like a composite prop rather than metal. Definately looked like MT stickers aswell.

Mind you, it wouldn't be the first time someone has used another manufacturers equipment, but changed the stickers to keep the sponsor happy!

Just seen the close-ups on YouTube and you're right, tis an MT prop. Composite props are normally aluminium encased in various composite layers.

Fact still remains that Lycoming say its mandatory to have a shock load inspection after a ground strile or sudden stoppage - and it was definitely both!

Brakes are good though....

An aircraft engineer once told me that the engine should be inspected if damage sustained to the prop is anything more than can be filed away such as damage caused by loose gravel etc.....

I can understand being hacked off but this guy seemed to have 'attitude' :{

Its what set them up to do this sort of thing, not worrying about the trivia or the insurance company that so many on here let rule there lives.

So what if he bent the prop or the aircraft and did not respond the way the perfect puritans expect. Just the same as the F1 drivers, to excel you have to be free of some of the self imposed restrictions......

Now what's that expression? .... Oh yes, sh1te happens! Give the fella a break!

In my experience, you may laugh, but one day you may do something similar. When it does, will you have the grace to reflect with a smile when the joke's on you? !! :E

SS

I found it humbling to actually watch such a skillful and accomplished pilot make such a basic mistake.

Aviation history is littered with worse. It should make us all think.

Making a mistake and admitting it is fine by me. I am not knocking the guy for that, infact hat off to him. It was the stupid arrogant comments that followed that annoys me.

You can't blame the guy for what he said he would have had it in the neck from people higher up that he was not s turning and would have been extrememely annoyed not only for the ground incident but for hitting the gate so of course he isnt thinking straight his mind is on other things everyone says stupid things occasionly in their life so give him a break. In fact I think congratulations are in order instead of ruining somone else day by hitting the cessna he broke his own aircraft also at least he noticed it. I could name a couple of incidents with tail draggers including oshkosh last year.
David

Of course a pilot of his experience would be aware the engine was shock loaded. But there was no need for him to say so, to millions of viewers and a Ch4 commentator who were none the wiser it was anything worse than a damaged prop.

SSD

He was definitely embarassed both about his run in the race and then compounding it with the taxiing error.

I'm sure he'd much rather not have been interviewed at all but maybe it's in the pilots' contracts to do so after each run. Probably he'd rather have been turning the air blue and throwing something heavy at a wall, these are hyper-competitive guys after all.