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When I first saw this I thought that was the surface of a frozen lake or pond, and thought "wow, that guy bellied it onto some ice, nice going!" But then realized it was a foamed runway in Arizona.

Anyway, kudos to another pilot who flew 'er onto the ground rather than crashing.

I didn't look to see how long the runway was, but I can't imagine not trying to get the prop stopped?
Maybe the way to get a new engine?

I was wondering the same thing too Terry.

And Z, why does the "view more smilies" link not work??

Keep the motor at idle... Bend the tips of the prop... Insurance will put a new motor in it.

There are 2 kinds of Cessna 210's.

Those that have bellied in and those that are going to belly-in. Early 210's even more so.

Looks like he did a good job though-

Small Tail Caddy wrote:I didn't look to see how long the runway was, but I can't imagine not trying to get the prop stopped?
Maybe the way to get a new engine?

Three blade prop, you're going to ding at least one of the blades.

Small Tail Caddy wrote:I didn't look to see how long the runway was, but I can't imagine not trying to get the prop stopped?
Maybe the way to get a new engine?

when I was going to Utah State University my ground instructor was out with a student and the nose gear on the piper arrow the were flying didn't come down. he landed and kept the nose up while trying to slow the prop. i asked him why he didn't just stop the prop then land. He said someone tried that a couple years earlier in a different arrow and they didn't make the runway, the school then made it policy keep the engine running.

1SeventyZ wrote:[imgwrap=right]http://media.azfamily.com/images/show-low-belly-landing3.jpg[/imgwrap]http://www.azfamily.com/news/Pilot-of-small-plane-makes-belly-landing-in-Show-Low-90626239.html

When I first saw this I thought that was the surface of a frozen lake or pond, and thought "wow, that guy bellied it onto some ice, nice going!" But then realized it was a foamed runway in Arizona.

Anyway, kudos to another pilot who flew 'er onto the ground rather than crashing.

There's a video out now. It is only a two blade prop, never saw one bent like that. The runway wasn't foamed until after the plane came to a stop.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/showlowfir ... 842182982/

I had a good friend of mine ride a 207 down inside the Grand Canyon many years ago. From his hospital bed he told us the prop stopped on the way down. Out of curiosity, the DO and myself went out and tried to slow down enough the stop the 3 bladed prop in flight. Could not be done. With the yoke full aft,with the wing in a stalled condition, that big ol' prop just kept on tickin'. Ended up being a broken crank.

Bonanza Man wrote: The runway wasn't foamed until after the plane came to a stop.

That seemed a little...excessive. Nice landing though.

It's a 3-blade prop. Keeping power on allowed him to land slower and pick his spot.

No injuries to the pilot or his 7-year-old son = Complete success in my book.

Zane... I agree , it was a good landing.... The prop is a strange deal. It looks to me like it was a three blade that threw a blade on initial contact with the ground. As for the foaming... A bit overdone and if you look close the wings rock a little when the blast hits them so there is some force there.... Bad news is he left the door open when he ran away... Does anyone know the composition of that foam , corrosive ? You can bet some of it got inside the cockpit..

Looks like he did a hell of a job from that video. Nice work

1SeventyZ wrote:That seemed a little...excessive. Nice landing though.

The insurance adjustor is going to have fun with that one. Pilot did a great job on the landing and walked away with no injury. Insurance will have no problem with him using the throttle all the way to the runway...3 blade prop will hit even when not turning and that is cause for a teardown so good on him for not compounding the situation by trying to save the prop. Why spray all the foam? Was there any danger of fire? I submit not...no smoke or flame was evident and the fuel is up in the wings...rarely does a belly landing result in fire. Any additional damage to that aircraft caused by the overzealous fire department may come out of their pocket...that foam can be corrosive.

The last thing I would be worried about would be the prop or engine if I had my 5 or 7 year old in the plane.

Looks like he did the right thing to me!!

lancef53 wrote:The last thing I would be worried about would be the prop or engine if I had my 5 or 7 year old in the plane.

Looks like he did the right thing to me!!

I was thinking the same. Easy to replace a plane, engine, and/or prop. Not easy to replace a life!!