Features
July 2010 Issue
Botched Bounce
When a bounced landing leads to a prop strike, the only smart thing to do is close the throttles.
When it comes to botched landings, I’ve certainly had my share. In perhaps my worst one, I vividly remember plonking a 182 down on a paved, beachside runway many moons ago. About halfway through a series of six or so times the airplane’s nosewheel contacted the runway, I managed to inform my passengers, "This is the worst landing I’ve ever made." Lucky them. Still, we survived the ordeal, and were able to fly the airplane home later that day.
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