How to introduce this? A fellow forum poster describes it as follows: "Here is the most picture-perfect emergency landng I think I've ever seen. Beech KingAir undercarriage doesn't come down, pilot lands it like he's done it a million times before."
The missile dropped by this F18 Hornet hit the A-4 Skyhawk which was flying next to the F18. The A-4 burst into flames after the impact. Fortunately, the pilot managed to eject from his fighter.
In this video, a 737 originally flying from Washington, D.C. to Charlotte, NC is diverted to Greensboro for an emergency landing. The problem? It's left gear is stuck in the up position. The plane is landed successfully, but not after a first failed attempt. It was determined that rubber wheel blocks left in the gear well jammed the door shut.
This is a video which more clearly shows how the bouncing bombs being developed by the British during WWII were supposed to behave. Unfortunately, even this one hit the water so hard that the splash was big enough to damage the airplane that dropped it.
July 2003
Anchorage, Alaska
The pilot of this plane put the fuel selector on a near-empty tank and tried to take off. The engine, starved of fuel, shut down and the pilot had to make a forced landing on the largest strip of land he could find ahead of him: in this case, a crowded baseball field.
In this clip, an F-16 Thunderbird attempts a maneuver known as a 1/2 Cuban 8. You need to start the maneuver with enough altitude to finish it off, though. Unfortunately, this pilot did not.
A 747 flies one of the most insane (and horribly designed) approaches in the world: Honk Kong's Kai-Tak Airport (retired). I'm sure ATPs wax nostalgic over this approach, but jumping jimmeny christ...
August 1999
Hong Kong
A China Airlines MD-11 crashes while attempting to land in a typhoon at Hong Kong. Just before landing on the runway, the aircraft banked right and its wingtip struck the ground. The aircraft rolled onto its back and skidded. It stopped upside down. There was an immediate fire near the rear of the aircraft. Among the 315 people onboard, 3 were killed.
In this clip, an F-16 Thunderbird attempts a maneuver known as a 1/2 Cuban 8. You need to start the maneuver with enough altitude to finish it off, though. Unfortunately, this pilot did not.
Orlando, Florida
One of the most tragic videos I have. This is a Cessna 172 carrying an instructor and his students. After total engine failur, the instructor decides to land on a golf course. He overshoots the approach, catches some power lines, and impacts a pole. The instructor dies immediately; the student recovers completely.
![Cuban Eight\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/JEKWrhyZACA/2.jpg "Cuban Eight\")
![Don\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/mMztWn0-o4w/2.jpg "Don\")
![Cuban Eight\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/wLR3F_BtL2c/2.jpg "Cuban Eight\")
