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Re:FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Cl... by richardwhiuk on Friday July 24, 2020 @10:35AM (#23940002)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACA_Flight_110 made a dead-stick landing on a grass levee with minor damage - it was later flown out (following an engine change which caused the landing in the first place)
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Re:FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737 NG, Cl... by rocqua on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:21AM (#23940541)
For other confused readers:

A deadstick landing,is a type of forced landing when an aircraft loses all of its propulsive power and is forced to land. The "stick" does not refer to the flight controls, but to the traditional wooden propeller, which without power would just be a "dead stick".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadstick_landing

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