DJ Todd B Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 We had a bad microburst last night at Falcon Field, KFFZ. Planes Flipped and over 30 hangar doors pushed in. I had a spinner destroyed as the hangar door pushed the nose of the aircraft and am hoping that there was no damage to the engine or re-drive. Does anyone have a spare spinner they are willing to part with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 You got incredibly lucky. Take off the spinner and check to see if your backplate is damaged. There's a possibility that the standoff that comes up from the root of the prop is bent. I have all of these, used, removed from swapping to an e-prop and retired the old prop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Buy an E-PROP you'll be glad you did. If you're married tell your wife you had no choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiny.ice Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 Here's a bunch of pics from the FFZ storm (IG is hard to view, I hate it, but that's where they are). https://www.instagram.com/stories/goldfingeraviation/3191084138468146203/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercity Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 Pretty sure I have one I can part with. That was a heck of a storm! I passed thru there in a Cirrus just a couple hours before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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