First, what plane? Boeing? Airbus? I know all Boeing AC have strike plates .... not sure what bird that is ... in any event the PIC sure did a number on it .... and wow, you sure must have been pulling to grind up your tie-down bolt ....
The subject plane; the subject of this post: an Airbus A340-500, if the facts here are correct ...
On my landing: I came back a little too far on the stick-er- wheel ... student pilot a LONG time ago ... a learning experience!
“I know all Boeing AC have strike plates .... “
BRRRAAAACCCKKK! Wrong answer. Try again. I must have done too many walk-arounds on Boeing 737-100’s, -200’s and -300’s and missed that strike plate every time. Ok, picky point, but lots of Boeings without strike plates.
I’ve never been convinced that a strike plate would save my job, so I never bothered to whack one. It might save my hydraulics and flight controls .... maybe. Some times it literally has to be done.
As for tie down rings, it’s really easy to whack ‘em in a Cessna with the back seats filled. 207’s especially.