MH-60S hard landing in Tokyo

[Renegade One]

Just about any aircraft can "eat itself" if it crashes. I just think it's strange that the mishap posters I see list fixed wing aircraft that crashed, and a bunch of helo's that had "hard landings", no matter if they wound up a smoldering pile of rubble or bent a landing gear. If I ever crash a harrier (known for their stability) I'm going to call it a hard landing and see where that gets me.

Wasn't there a recent thread on a Harrier "hard landing" on a civilian container ship? Looked hard to me….

 

[Treetop Flyer]

Wasn't there a recent thread on a Harrier "hard landing" on a civilian container ship? Looked hard to me….

I don't know how the Royal Navy classifies mishaps, even those from 30 or 40 years ago.

Was the landing of a sea harrier on a tiny container ship "hard"? Yeah, I bet it was really really difficult.

 

[Pags]

I think I'd differentiate a hard landing from a crash on whether or not the pilot was actively trying to control the landing. An autorotation is essentially a purposeful crash landing, so I think the differentiation is important.

 

[jackjack]

Good news there weren't spinal injuries, the broken leg will heal and he should be flying again

.... If I ever crash a harrier (known for their stability) I'm going to call it a hard landing and see where that gets me.

..but Harriers don't have hard landings (as long as you have enough mattresses)
http://thechive.com/2010/09/02/how-...ear-were-gonna-need-more-mattresses-4-photos/