When testing for competence in Emergency Procedures....is there a requirement for a "safe controlled touchdown" for every malfunction? How do we simulate "actual" failures in a safe manner in the actual aircraft particularly large complex aircraft like 61's/92's/225's/332's?
Or....are we checking for application of "procedure" with the hope of a satisfactory outcome even if not necessarily a damage free landing?
I submit we can begin to approximate some of these extreme emergencies but cannot "duplicate" them and the training point is recognition of the fault and applying the best action possible to minimize adverse consequences. That should be the pass fail point and not a pretty touchdown under "simulated" conditions.