Engine Shutdown on Landing Gear Emergency

Feathered the props to try and save the engines. I personally would leave them going and let the insurance company deal with it!
 
Some companies require it, time allowing, because they fear the prop-tips flying into the cabin after the strike.

Personally I don't agree.
 
Plane doesn't owe ya anything at that point! I wouldn't shut them down. You might need the power at the last second.

Oh, fun fact about the 402C: It's designed so that the nose will contact the pavement before the props on a no-nosewheel landing. :)
 
If you understood the company that this airplane is affiliated with, you'd understand. I seriously doubt the airplane is even insured.
 
We've had this one before on here... In the Q400, I am 110% shutting them down if I know there is going to be a problem with it striking on. Previous Q400 gear collapses had cabin penetration by prop pieces. Heck, if you saw the damage done by the commutair 200 to the plane 100ft to the right of it in ewr, you prob. would shut it down as well.

Lots of people have lots of opinions, but i'm not going to kill somebody accidentally if I have a good chance to prevent it. I'll also say, 2 engines or 1 engines, you won't have any more directional control once the failed part of the gear hits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egh4UazBaAo

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for size ref. in the video, the top of the tail is nearly 40ft vert, and it's got a 93 foot wingspan. Those prop pieces you can see let go with a crap load of force... imagine all the metal parts of the structure, and all the fiber splinters.

No thanks.
 
Both props still hit the runway so under TCM SB 96-11 the engines should be removed. Under 91 not required, but if this airplane is operated part 135 it would be required to comply with the SB.
 
TUCKnTRUCK said:
We've had this one before on here... In the Q400, I am 110% shutting them down if I know there is going to be a problem with it striking on. Previous Q400 gear collapses had cabin penetration by prop pieces. Heck, if you saw the damage done by the commutair 200 to the plane 100ft to the right of it in ewr, you prob. would shut it down as well.

Lots of people have lots of opinions, but i'm not going to kill somebody accidentally if I have a good chance to prevent it. I'll also say, 2 engines or 1 engines, you won't have any more directional control once the failed part of the gear hits
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Certainly something to consider in that aircraft. Light piston aircraft with metal propellers aren't generally going to have that problem.
 
on the p3 of you have a fx'd prop with gear up you have a much greater chance for a fuel tank rupture and fire... so different strokes for different folks.:D
 
If it ain't broke don't break it, as the saying goes in my opinion. In any case I would follow the checklist, and if It calls for engine shutdown on final, then that's what I would do.
 
When I had my gear emergency, we shut the engines down only when the airport was made. At that point we had flown for 4hrs, burned off all our fuel and agreed that one person would fly, and the other (Me) would deal with pulling the mixtures\props to secure the engines at the appropriate time. If there wasn't two of us on board then we wouldn't have done it, but we had discussed everything before hand and agreed on that decision.
 
Personally, I love this one. Some of the cats around here that worked/trained in Arlington circa 2005 know the guy.

"Arlington traffic, Arlington traffic..."

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