Video of wheels up landing, then takeoff!

[Navy Chief]

Yikes!

[TARPSBird]

That fool endangered himself, his passengers (if any), and innocent people on the ground. I'm surprised he could maneuver the plane back to a safe landing and not stall out in the process.

[PRB]

Hmm... I remain only 50% convinced this wasn't an RC plane. If the props struck the ground, the engines would have been wasted. The Aerostar is a mid-wing plane though... Did this accident get reported anywhere else besides this guy's video?

[Navy Chief]

I should've added the paragraph from Facebook about it. Apparently it really happened. There was a link to the site where the aircraft is or was for sale. Description included "needs new props!"

[Navy Chief]

More information:

http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?...0PIERCE,N7502S

and:

[Lane Street]

If the props struck the ground, the engines would have been wasted.

Not always true.

My brother-in-law tried to land a C310 at Dillingham with the wheels up.

When the props hit the ground he pulled up and got the plane back in the air.

Then flew back to PHNL and landed safely.

The props had to be replaced, the engines were OK.

cheers,
Lane

[Willy]

Then there's this:

http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/...1/2076612.html

[stansdds]

Sometimes bad things happen, sometimes pilots forget procedures. Fortunately, in this case, no one was injured or killed and the aircraft can be returned to airworthy condition... by its next owner.

[PRB]

Looked like he was coming in a wee bit fast too. Good thing, as it turned out...