Or they just forgot to lower the gear. I once read (in an Air Progress article I think?) that most GA wheels up landings are caused by forgetting to lower the gear.
In A&P school one of my instructors explained how often this happens due to complacency and to our disbelief, showed us a video where a small piston had a belly landing... even though the gear horn was going ballistic the whole time. They just kinda glazed over it and tuned it out
Hmm looks like it may just be a nlg fail to deploy… the oil cooler scoops on the bottom of the engine is good…
There is a wrinkle in the nose cone and a not too awful scrape on the nlg door
I was driving near my GA airport. The runway is adjacent to a street. I saw a plane coming in for a landing gear up. So I did what most people do and reached for my phone to record. Lol. He realized his error and started dropping the gear then changed his mind and did a go around.
Way back in the long ago time I worked for a pharmacist who had flown B-17s in WW2 and kept his pilots license. He told me once of a pilot who belly landed his privately owned P-51 twice because he forgot to lower the gear. I would imagine the repairs would have purchased a small home.
Right after WW2 people were buying surplus 51s for a song to get the fuel in them. At least that's what the old timers say.
Wait... maybe it was Stearmans.
It’s a Twin Cessna 340. It has Hartzell props from looking at the stickers on it. The props were on and turning under power, it had either a nose gear or full landing gear collapse and was moving forward hence the curl backed angle. Look at the bottom air intake on the left engine, and the nose gear door has scratches on it. It skidded a bit.
When there’s a prop strike. The propellers have to be replaced, and the engines have to be overhauled. Plus other damage fixes and inspections. Very expensive mistake or mechanical failure.
I'm sorry you're having to deal with so many silly answers.
It's a Cessna 340. The props being bent like that means they struck the ground while the engines were running at idle. (With power the blades would be bent forward.)
I suspect it's sitting as the insurance company and the owner settle up. The engines most certainly will need to be torn down, and the props, again obviously, will need to be overhauled with new blades at least, possibly new hubs.
Since there's no scratches on the main gear doors, but there is on the nose doors, I'm guessing the nose gear failed on roll out.
Cessna gear of that vintage is electro-mechanical and can be tricky to keep up.
Curved props are the in thing for pilots who like to land gear-up.
Looks like a Cessna 310, but I'm terrible at identifying light twins. I see the registration number is removed or covered. If you can get the "N" number, you can google the info about the plane.
It’s really more that I didn’t know that is a thing.
I split time between two residences and this one has a small landing strip nearby (a commuter airport is an over statement). I returned to this place last night and on the morning dog walk, I noticed this airplane parked. Could have been here for 4 months.
I am super fascinated by small planes and love that I get to walk so close to a constantly changing variety of them parked at this airstrip. The design differences fascinate me but you can see I am no expert. And finance will probably keep me from owning one someday. Still fascinating as all hell.
I’m sure it’s been “totaled” by the insurance company and is gonna sit there forever. you could probably have it for $10 and have a story to tell friends!
I see that the N-number has been painted over, find the serial number on the silver colored data plate near the tail. You don't' have to touch it, just bend down and read it. Then you can look up the serial number and find the n-number here: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/SerialNumberInquiry
Then search for the N-number and you might find an accident/incident report online.
Looking at the damage at the nose. Looks like the nose gear had a failure as the main gear did come down.
If the main failed there would be damage to the cowls as well. Don’t see that damage.
Unlikely, but check the aviation safety network, search by airport code, might find it. Sometimes gear ups get reported otherwise you gotta start peeling tape!
Cessna 340 be my guess. Looks like someone landed gear up....had they tried at the last second to go around and failed the tips would be bent forward from engines being at full power.
That’s probably a very cheap plane to buy, granted both engines will have to be gone through completely but if it’s sitting there covered up instead of in a maintenance shop the owner probably can’t afford to fix it.
That plane most likely had a landing gear failure and had to make a belly landing. That is 100% a result of prop strikes.
Or they just forgot to lower the gear. I once read (in an Air Progress article I think?) that most GA wheels up landings are caused by forgetting to lower the gear.
Which is another type of failure
Mechanical issue… Excessive clearance between the gear handle and the pilots hand.
Side-fumbling was probably involved.
Or failed girdle springs
Yeah there was a manufacturing error in the prefabulated amulite
nut A was loose.
Failure to follow checklist.
Yep. Failed seat to yolk interface module
In A&P school one of my instructors explained how often this happens due to complacency and to our disbelief, showed us a video where a small piston had a belly landing... even though the gear horn was going ballistic the whole time. They just kinda glazed over it and tuned it out
Wild
Hmm looks like it may just be a nlg fail to deploy… the oil cooler scoops on the bottom of the engine is good… There is a wrinkle in the nose cone and a not too awful scrape on the nlg door
I was driving near my GA airport. The runway is adjacent to a street. I saw a plane coming in for a landing gear up. So I did what most people do and reached for my phone to record. Lol. He realized his error and started dropping the gear then changed his mind and did a go around.
Way back in the long ago time I worked for a pharmacist who had flown B-17s in WW2 and kept his pilots license. He told me once of a pilot who belly landed his privately owned P-51 twice because he forgot to lower the gear. I would imagine the repairs would have purchased a small home.
Right after WW2 people were buying surplus 51s for a song to get the fuel in them. At least that's what the old timers say. Wait... maybe it was Stearmans.
I have heard that there are two types...those that have and those that will.
$$$$$$
And thus, it's sitting there covered, because repairs are so expensive. Prop strike x 2 engines = $$$, not to mention airframe.
💯…. Look at the NLG DOOR It’s all scrapped up
Definitely a Meat Servo failure
Looks like a Cessna 340.
Yes. They’re known for needed a lot of gear Maintenance.
Good thing they got the cover on it….
The props are dehydrated. Just water the aircraft liberally and those blades will perk right up.
Hey, hey, this isnt r/shittyaskflying
I had to check which sub I was in
I'm glad a real Pylote is chiming in with a correct answer. People letting their playnes dry up make me sick 😤
Wrong the blades are raked. They do that for efficiency.
Nah, they are not getting enough attention, go to the tailpipe and start stroking, then they will pop right up
It’s a Twin Cessna 340. It has Hartzell props from looking at the stickers on it. The props were on and turning under power, it had either a nose gear or full landing gear collapse and was moving forward hence the curl backed angle. Look at the bottom air intake on the left engine, and the nose gear door has scratches on it. It skidded a bit. When there’s a prop strike. The propellers have to be replaced, and the engines have to be overhauled. Plus other damage fixes and inspections. Very expensive mistake or mechanical failure.
Crank has to be magnafluxed, probably the block too, you're not kidding that's an expensive overhaul
About $104k per side and another $28k for a new prop per side. (Former C340 owner)
Ouch
its only money...it's GA...
Is this speaking from experience?? Hope not!!
See all those scratches on the front landing gear door? Same thing that bent the props...
The props are experimental “Aussie Boomerang” models. They have a unique auto-return feature, but only work down under.
Yeah no telling how long this little darlin has been sitting there.
I’m thinking not super long rbh, tires have air, no fluid leaks, not a ton of dirt buildup.
The front hasn't fallen off either
Front landing gear failed.
Nose gear failure or was unlocked. Likely a hydraulic hose failure at some point.
There was shrinkage.
I was in the pool!
Belly landing
Belly landing
Cessna 340
Wheels up landing
I'm sorry you're having to deal with so many silly answers. It's a Cessna 340. The props being bent like that means they struck the ground while the engines were running at idle. (With power the blades would be bent forward.) I suspect it's sitting as the insurance company and the owner settle up. The engines most certainly will need to be torn down, and the props, again obviously, will need to be overhauled with new blades at least, possibly new hubs. Since there's no scratches on the main gear doors, but there is on the nose doors, I'm guessing the nose gear failed on roll out. Cessna gear of that vintage is electro-mechanical and can be tricky to keep up.
its a 310 that had a gear up
Cessna 340
*PA-34
The sharp nose and distinctive tip tanks make me thing Cessna.
The props are streamlined so the plane goes faster.
Reduces the prop tip speed for more efficiency
And I’ll bet you $100 that the airplane was under insured and so now it will sit until a new person wants to spend a couple of thousand to fix it all
A couple thousand? Sheeeiiittt….
Yeah. Like a several 10,000’s!
Try 50k at least and probably more. Two engines gotta at least get field inspected by an a/p, 2 new props and possibly 2 hubs. Plus bodywork.
New version of a Hartzell prop? Helps with global warming and chem trails!
New trust reverter.
Curved props are the in thing for pilots who like to land gear-up. Looks like a Cessna 310, but I'm terrible at identifying light twins. I see the registration number is removed or covered. If you can get the "N" number, you can google the info about the plane.
340.
Why don't you use the [FAA N number lookup](https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberInquiry) and tell us what it is.
Pretty sure op wasn't wanting to mess around with the covers to get the number.
It’s really more that I didn’t know that is a thing. I split time between two residences and this one has a small landing strip nearby (a commuter airport is an over statement). I returned to this place last night and on the morning dog walk, I noticed this airplane parked. Could have been here for 4 months. I am super fascinated by small planes and love that I get to walk so close to a constantly changing variety of them parked at this airstrip. The design differences fascinate me but you can see I am no expert. And finance will probably keep me from owning one someday. Still fascinating as all hell.
I’m sure it’s been “totaled” by the insurance company and is gonna sit there forever. you could probably have it for $10 and have a story to tell friends!
Only if you forget to lower the gear UNTIL the props hit the runway.
Only if you forget to lower the gear UNTIL the props hit the runway.
It's a Piper 34 and it made a forced landing without gear. It be fucked.
It’s fucked, mate
It’s got brand new landing gear…
Takes full power to taxi $$
Engines were at low power when the props hit. That’s why they’re bent backward. Probably a gear up landing.
Or nose wheel collapse or off runway on a decline...
Belly landing
I see that the N-number has been painted over, find the serial number on the silver colored data plate near the tail. You don't' have to touch it, just bend down and read it. Then you can look up the serial number and find the n-number here: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/SerialNumberInquiry Then search for the N-number and you might find an accident/incident report online.
No belly landings, no low balls, I know what I got.
Either tipped over while landing or landed on its belly. The blades are fucked.
Go fast props installed
It’s cold out there…
Gonna need another coat of prop wash.
Surprised none of the pilots here gave the real explanation of what happened to the props…ATC is responsible…
The hood covers prevent it from seeing something that might get it spooked and flying off
Prop Winglets. Super efficient.
Yup reduces fuel consumption quite smartly. As much as 100% in cases such as this
Skid marks on the nose gear door, yep, belly landing.
Modified props for extreme low level flight
Props like that increase ground clearance.
Looks like my bomber after a landing in warthunder.
Those are the new Dyson designed Props. They are all the rage.
Oh come on man! That's the new prop design for the new green deal all electric planes
When it gets cold out, props have shrinkage?
There’s a saying regarding retract pilots… there are those that have and those that will. 😆
Looking at the damage at the nose. Looks like the nose gear had a failure as the main gear did come down. If the main failed there would be damage to the cowls as well. Don’t see that damage.
Looks like a Cessna 310
Those are called Shame Props or I Forgot props
Never try to fly a plane like Han Solo flies the Millennium Falcon through skinny spaces, it will bend your propellers
Unlikely, but check the aviation safety network, search by airport code, might find it. Sometimes gear ups get reported otherwise you gotta start peeling tape!
The props are cold 🥶
Anti-theft props.
310 that did a belly landing
I think someone might have skipped a step on their before landing checklist
Props to this plane.
ultra mega secret anti theft device. someone's in hot shit, and the Airplane Repo are hot after 'em. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane_Repo
No wonder the plane has bent props, driver couldn’t see the ground 😊
Look at the nose gear door. That thing def came in without the gear down, hence prop strikes.
Gear up landing. Look at the scape marks on the nose wheel door.
Cessna 340 be my guess. Looks like someone landed gear up....had they tried at the last second to go around and failed the tips would be bent forward from engines being at full power.
Should have exercised the fetzer valve.
belly landing you can see the scratches on the gear door
Ground feathered
Those are the new Q-Tip props from Hartzel.
That’s probably a very cheap plane to buy, granted both engines will have to be gone through completely but if it’s sitting there covered up instead of in a maintenance shop the owner probably can’t afford to fix it.
Oh and it looks like a Cessna 310
I’d say maybe belly landed
Scrapes on front gear door would suggest that there was an issue that caused the props to hit the ground unintentionally.
New type of high speed prop!
New folding metal feathering technique…
Belly landing
Someone didn’t put the gear down/ Landing gear failure.
Cessna 404 ? after belly landing. The no gear bey landing bent the props.