I’m not a pilot but it really irritates me when the media reports that a pilot “crash landed”.
A crash is an uncontrolled collision with terrain, other aircraft, birds etc.
When a pilot attempts to land in emergency circumstances, it’s just that- an emergency landing.
Sully didn’t crash the plane on the Hudson river, he performed an emergency ditch manoeuvre which pilots train for.
Saying “crash landing” is an oxymoron. What the reporters usually mean is something along the lines of, “The pilot attempted an emergency landing on rough terrain but was unable to successfully bring the plane to a complete stop before crashing into trees.”
“The pilot attempted an emergency landing on rough terrain but was unable to successfully bring the plane to a complete stop before crashing into trees.”
Yeeeaah, thats crash-landing…
i see your point tho…
Apparently, the media spices up the headlines, to get immediate attention
I’m not a pilot but it really irritates me when the media reports that a pilot “crash landed”.
A crash is an uncontrolled collision with terrain, other aircraft, birds etc.
When a pilot attempts to land in emergency circumstances, it’s just that- an emergency landing.
Sully didn’t crash the plane on the Hudson river, he performed an emergency ditch manoeuvre which pilots train for.
Saying “crash landing” is an oxymoron. What the reporters usually mean is something along the lines of, “The pilot attempted an emergency landing on rough terrain but was unable to successfully bring the plane to a complete stop before crashing into trees.”
I suppose they don’t see fit to learn the correct terminology.
Yeeeaah, thats crash-landing…
i see your point tho…
Apparently, the media spices up the headlines, to get immediate attention