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[allds83]

This is what happens when you taxi over a tie down at 2300 RPM.

 

[Stomp16]

Ohhhhh, that's no good. Ouch.

 

[c172captain]

Forgive me for not comprehending this... but how'd it hit the rudder?

 

[boondr]

Forgive me for not comprehending this... but how'd it hit the rudder?

Either it is someone elses plane or some sort of centrifugal whipping action brought it around.

 

[BrewMaster]

Why are you taxiing at 2300 RPM?

 

[dahhcon]

Why are you taxiing at 2300 RPM?

Cause they probably forgot to disengage the parking brake

 

[allds83]

Wasn't me. Some guy from the local flight school was too lazy to push the airplane into its spot. So he pulled in and made a tight 180 using almost full power with differential braking. The tiedown (along with the metal hook on the end) got sucked through the prop and thrown into the innocent C210 next to it. I'm glad I wasnt preflighting at the time.

 

[dahhcon]

I probably know what the answer is going to be, but how much damage did it do to the prop?

 

[mshunter]

Just throw some speed tape on her. That'll get er dun.

 

[allds83]

I probably know what the answer is going to be, but how much damage did it do to the prop?

They already had the prop off by the time I got there. They tried to deny it but it was pretty obvious when the 172 next to the damaged 210 was missing its prop. After I spoke to witnesses and got the police involved they suddenly became honest. Its the first time I've heard of a hit-and-run involving aircraft.

 

[Low&Slow]

Wow, good thing nobody was preflighting or standing there at the time.

Do they need to break the engine down for inspection since there was a prop strike?

 

[Roger, Roger]

This is why I teach my students to be paranoid about taxiing over tiedowns.

 

[SpiceWeasel]

This is why I teach my students to be paranoid about taxiing over tiedowns.

The safest answer to "should I taxi over a tie down" is just "no".

Never ever taxi a running aircraft over a tie down. There is no need for it. Push the darn airplane into the spot!

I'm actually surprised that SOP at some flight schools was to go ahead and taxi into the spot right over the tie down... Sure, you can "neaten" the tie-down by stretching it taut and out of the way of the moving propeller, but it just seems to be a foolish thing to do.

 

[///AMG]

After I spoke to witnesses and got the police involved they suddenly became honest.

Wow, some people have no business working in aviation. Honesty is one of the most black and white rules we have in my opinion.

 

[Roger, Roger]

The safest answer to "should I taxi over a tie down" is just "no".

Never ever taxi a running aircraft over a tie down. There is no need for it. Push the darn airplane into the spot!

I'm actually surprised that SOP at some flight schools was to go ahead and taxi into the spot right over the tie down... Sure, you can "neaten" the tie-down by stretching it taut and out of the way of the moving propeller, but it just seems to be a foolish thing to do.

Shoulda been more clear-
I teach them to be paranoid of taxiing over tiedowns so that they'll look for them and never ever taxi over them.