I just want to criticize the title. Wouldn’t “hard landing” or “acute attitude landing” be more appropriate than “heavy landing”. I think it would be more technically correct, and not cause alarm about a mother in law. 😉 It wouldn’t be the first time she scraped her tail.

I think it’s very important to remember that not everyone on these forums works in aviation and is familiar with what would be regarded as the most ‘technically correct’ terminology, and at the end of the day, is it really that important?

I wonder how the pilot who was flying at the time feels. Is it just accepted that hard landings like this will happen from time to time?

Paul