The probability of survival is directly proportional to the angle of arrival......AND speed.
There is not necessarily going to be a ditch behind the airplane. It has clearly made a gear up landing as evidenced by the propeller and it looks like the aircraft has rotated ~120 degrees which is common when the gear collapses / wing drag occurs.
You can set one down gear up and off runway with surprisingly little ground damage. Friend of mine did it about 4 months ago in his Bonanza....
Last edited by Crumpp; 12-22-2009 at 10:18 PM.
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