I think your comments are somewhat unprofessional in my opinion.
Sure you do. Try to look at this objectively.
First off all, the landing isn't all that hard. I did touch down on the left gear first ( try to make a soft one on the right subsequently)
For a precautionary landing with an unsafe gear indication it is!
Secondly, NO turboprop QRH of any of the types I have flown directs the pilots to shutdown engines before landing in a gear malfunction situation but right after landing, as the gear collapse happened almost immediate I think not even the best test pilot( except off course Chuck Norris) could have shut down the engine that fast, let alone feathering times (maybe he already pulled, or pushed, the feathering lever/button but it takes a few seconds for the engine to feather and stop roatating).
Both turboprop QRH's I have dealt with
recommend securing the engines just prior to touchdown. Even if your QRH doesn't say to, it is a very smart and safe thing to do.
The pilots were not suprised by anything. They knew this was coming after the first extension. Even if the prop doesn't feather fast, at least it is not making impact at its greatest RPM. A bent prop is a lot better than a fragmented prop. Fragments enter people. Remember that I am talking about both engines, in the flare.
Amongst the many, many reasons not to shut down the engines prior to touchdown (some of them already mentioned) I know of one guy that did that once in a Aztec with a nose gear up landing. He almost ran out of runway before he finally touched down due to the sudden loss of drag.
Poor planning on his part.
Once again, I know of no airplanes where the QRH requires you to shut down one or both engines in case of a none engine related failure of any kind.
See above.
Qurious, what does the b1900 QRH say on the subject??
I'll refer to it when I get home. Haven't flown that one in a while.
Makes me wonder, had the guys taken their own iniative and shut down the engine, this thread would have ondoubtly have been about foreign substandard training and guys not following procedures, Njet
If an airline does not specify touchdown procedures, then how will the pilots know how to land with an unsafe gear? Obviously, their QRH recommends to slam it in and turn uncontrollably to the right sending prop pieces everywhere. Every QRH I have read has recommendations. These include soft touchdown, securing engines, and using ailerons to reduce impact to the affected wing.
As you can see in this case, the pilot did not touch down softly. The gear began to collapse as the aircraft's right prop struck the runway. Most likely the crew was distracted by the explosion, and lost any control they had of the aircraft prior to this. Luckily, no pax were killed by the flying debris.
