Unfortunately one of the 172's at a school I rent from had a gear collapse yesterday. How does the nose gear collapse on a 172, since its fixed? Do the gear mechanisms just give out in the wheel arm?
Thing is this happened when it was back taxiing on the runway, after a landing.
After the damage was already done from a PIO or hitting something I'd bet
Allegedly... The damage was done somewhere.Thing is this happened when it was back taxiing on the runway, after a landing.
Thing is this happened when it was back taxiing on the runway, after a landing.
When I was a little boy, I would say to my dad...."it broke."
He would always reply......"it broke....IT!!.......
Someone flew it into the ground.......probably repeatedly.
Someone flew it into the ground.......probably repeatedly.
Like this
Lol, looked like his approach speed was above 1.3Vso by a few knots.
Lol, looked like his approach speed was above 1.3Vso by a few knots.
And my guess is that he did not have the stick all the way back on touchdown, either!
I like to teach the rachet method, once you start pulling the stick back, pretend there is a rachet on it and you can put it back forward.
I think you mean "cannot"!
And while I get, and taught, that as an ideal, it can't always work out that way!
http://youtu.be/ricgcIz2SHI
Nice ship.
For a typical trainer trike it will most always work
Termites.
I hate it when they do that.
What you mean? Porpoisers are job insuranec for us rivet mashers.