T-handle
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On CNN this evening, I saw footage of a nosegear up landing BE-1900 by a US Airways Express carrier in Wichita, KS.
It showed the nosegear collapsing with the engines winding down in feather, skidding to a halt and it looked like the prop tips were sparking towards the end of the deceleration. Then the trucks were spraying it down as the pax were evacuating on the left side, I believe. Appeared everyone was able to walk away without injury.
Great job to the crew for minimizing the damage and keeping it under control!
It showed the nosegear collapsing with the engines winding down in feather, skidding to a halt and it looked like the prop tips were sparking towards the end of the deceleration. Then the trucks were spraying it down as the pax were evacuating on the left side, I believe. Appeared everyone was able to walk away without injury.
Great job to the crew for minimizing the damage and keeping it under control!