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!
Had a guy at my old part 135 outfit that did this, except 3blade props. One didn't stop turning before touchdown, but saved the other engine. The real kicker is both engines literally had 10hrs on them SMOH.
From what we could figure out is a pin came out of one of the nose gear doors, the wind pushed it closed prior to retraction, then jamming and breaking the actuating rod when he brought them up. It stayed stuck in a half extended since a mechanical system has no spring to pull it back down. Best landing I've seen in distress