crash land
Unplanned rough arrival
To crash land is to bring an aircraft down in an emergency, typically with damage but without a controlled runway approach.
The maneuver prioritizes survival over the aircraft: The pilot crash landed in a field after the engine failed.
By extension, anything that arrives abruptly or chaotically may crash land: I crash landed on the couch after the all-nighter.
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- set downPlace or record formally
- controlled descentIntentional, regulated falling
- survival tacticsStrategies for enduring danger
- debris fieldArea of scattered remnants
dead stick · auger in · put down · flaps · pancake · brace for impact · distress signal · glide path · air travel · pilot error · mayday call · aviation · structural failure · crumple zone · rescue operations · walk away · nose-dive · shock absorption
crash landsmooth landing
Gentle aircraft arrival
soft landing · stick the landing · three-point landing · touch down · greaser
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