If you circle the base, let the ground operator give you permission to land. You'll notice they invariably call out the planes that should join the circuit, and start from last position in the flight to the lead being last. If you jump the gun, and land before you are cleared, with the rest of your flight still following you, no wonder they are crashing into the ground.
As the ground control calls for each plane, you'll see them leave your formation, and begin their final approach. After they have been given their final clearance, they will land, and the controller will call out the next aircraft to join the pattern. If they are members of your flight, then you will be the #1, and you should be landing last. Following these procedures, the landing rate of the AI is nearly 100% if they aren't badly damaged.
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