Definition

Noun: * An emergency landing of an aircraft that is made under circumstances where a normal, controlled landing is impossible, typically resulting in damage to the aircraft. The landing is often uncontrolled, rough, and made without the use of the landing gear.

Usage

• The term is used specifically in aviation to describe a forced, emergency landing that is not a standard procedure.
• It is a compound noun that functions as a single concept. The verb form is "to crash-land."

Examples

• The pilot managed to survive the crash landing in a field after both engines failed.
• The investigation focused on the causes that led to the crash landing.
• Despite the crash landing, all passengers and crew were evacuated safely.

Advanced Usage

• "to make a crash landing": This is the standard verbal phrase used with the noun.
  • The damaged aircraft had to make a crash landing on the highway.

Variants and Related Words

• Crash-land (verb): To perform a crash landing.
  • The pilot was forced to crash-land the plane in the river.
• Emergency landing (noun): A broader term for any unplanned landing due to an emergency, which may or may not be a crash landing.
• Ditching (noun): A specific type of emergency landing on water.

Synonyms

• Forced landing
• Emergency landing (in contexts where damage is implied)

Antonyms

• Normal landing
• Smooth landing
• Controlled landing

Noun

1. an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)