Bungee gear failure mode(s)?

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So just a thought experiment.... What failure modes do the bungee gear have? How can they happen? And what happens when it happens?

Lets start with the easy one... What happens when a bungee fails? I assume the gear swings out and provided you are on the ball you don't wipe out. Will you have a prop strike? Will you have some control?

I know the bungees can degrade over time. I know they can be damaged from oil, fuel, etc. I know they can have physical damage. Is it possible for a bad landing, or a series of bad landings to cause an instant failure?

How much damage can a bungee have before you replace it?

Anything else I missed? In other words... Someone school me on bungees.

 

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