Originally Posted by
wizepilot
If you have the time, feather them, shut 'em down, starter the props horizontal if two blade. Had a friend on a 310 could not get the nose gear down. He did this, and all he had to replace were the nose gear doors. That was all. Lucky SOB!
Yes. Stopping the engines is not enough, they will still windmill until you get very slow and might still be turning at touchdown. So you have to feather and then bump the starter to get the props horizontal...pretty busy on short final but it can be done. Just make sure you have the runway made.
You have to do the tear-down inspection if the prop hits the runway....regardless of whether the engine is running, windmilling, or stopped. At least cut the mixture, you'll still have to the tear-down but you probably won't have to replace anything.