crash land

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crash land - make an emergency landing

air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"

ditch - make an emergency landing on water

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"I am incredibly lucky that another friend walked away without a scratch after taking the incredibly brave decision to deliberately crash land into the side of a mountain.

Alps plane pilot 'deliberately crash landed into mountain-side to save his life'; Richard Pike, a company director at Purple Aviation, says the pilot walked away without a scratch after the 'incredibly brave crash land decision'

Witnesses described hearing a loud noise and a whoosh of air before seeing the plane slowly crash land.

Light aircraft crashes into back garden

The crash land had forced the cancellation of many flights on Monday, a safety officer said.

Muscat airport ops restart after crash-landing

A report examining why the Rans S6 Coyote microlight aircraft was forced to crash land in a field at North Togston, near Amble, said the two-litre oil tank on the plane was found to be empty.

No oil led to crash landing

THE Prime Minister has heaped praise on the flight crew of the Boeing passenger jet forced to crash land at Heathrow.

PM praises flight crew of crash jet

The pair, a 51-year-old from Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, and a 44-year-old of Stockton, were forced to crash land in a field near Hulam[corr] Farm, near Castle Eden, Peterlee, County Durham, just before 7pm.

Pair escape crash landing

"They were experiencing some problems due to the wind which forced them to crash land here in the field."

Romney Blimp Crash-Lands In Democratic Region Of Florida; Neighbors Enjoy Spectacle

I decided the only option was to crash land the aircraft.

Bullets ripped into our plane and we had to bail out.. but I couldn't leave my pal behind; WI BOMBERS REUNITED

The aircraft's undercarriage had reportedly failed to lower, causing the aircraft to crash land. However, the pilot - who was the sole occupant - was not injured in the incident.

Runway closed at Liverpool airport following crash landing

A TERRIFIED aircraft passenger leapt from a plane as it prepared to crash land with engine failure.

PANICKING PASSENGER JUMPS OUT OF A PLANE

The senior police officer said during the mayhem, the helicopter was made to crash land at a nearby place and reason would be known later.

Air Force helicopter crew leaves injured policeman behind during naxal operation

The helicopter was close enough to the ground to crash land relatively safely," The Sun quoted the source, as saying.