hose clamp failure

[Orv Neisingh]

Or if the pilot had reversed the front hoop, lengthened and reinforced the skids he very well may have been able to just slide the helicopter onto the ground with no damage as I have done several times during an engine/mechanical failure. In over 13,000 hours of flying these ships and most of those hours were flown with the reinforced longer skid configuration, those longer skids and reversed hoops have saved many Rotorways from rocking forward and onto their left sides at forward ground contact. To each their own cup of tea Graeme. Just don't authoritatively tell everyone that the reversed front bow and longer reinforced skids is a bad idea, it is not. I present the facts on my website and let the owner/pilot decide what is best for them.

https://rotorwayforums.com/flywithorv/ww...ggear.html

If the pilot came down vertically that hard the reversed front bow would simply spread out to the side absorbing the download. Glad the pilot is OK.