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Old 12th Nov 2017, 15:03
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edmundronald
 
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I would suggest the general term "disabled landing", which messages that the aircraft is flying under control but at the very least not fully functional, needs special landing conditions, and suggests it will not be functional immediately after.

I am sure that pilots could and indeed should find a term that would be forthright while satisfactory to their community and the press. some of the terminology adopted for describing irregular events eg. CFIT is excessively euphemistic.
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