So, my guess is, for certification, the test pilot generally crashlands the plane at a high vertical velocity to demonstrate the stopping distance and that it didn't fell off to pieces
§ 25.473 Landing load conditions and assumptions.
(a) For the landing conditions specified in §25.479 to §25.485 the airplane is assumed to contact the ground—
(1) In the attitudes defined in §25.479 and §25.481;
(2) With a limit descent velocity of 10 fps at the design landing weight (the maximum weight for landing conditions at maximum descent velocity); and
(3) With a limit descent velocity of 6 fps at the design take-off weight (the maximum weight for landing conditions at a reduced descent velocity).
(4) The prescribed descent velocities may be modified if it is shown that the airplane has design features that make it impossible to develop these velocities.
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