Crash landing

A crash landing is when an aircraft or space vessel lands on a surface area, usually the ground, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle. This may also apply to land based vehicles that find themselves in the unenviable position of traversing high altitude terrains such as cliffs, hills and mountain peaks. In many instances, a crash landing concludes with the death of the pilot and/or passengers, unless they are alert enough to eject themselves from the vehicle.

Films

 * Alien³ - The USS Sulaco in the ocean on Fiorina 161.
 * Amazing Colossal Man, The
 * Avatar
 * Barbarella
 * Beneath the Planet of the Apes - Brent's ship in the desert canyon.
 * Captain America: The First Avenger - Cap crashes a bomber into the sea.
 * Core, The
 * Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
 * Godzilla (2014)
 * It Came from Outer Space
 * Jurassic Park III - Eric Kirby parasailing on Isla Sorna.
 * Planet of the Apes - Taylor's ship on future Earth.
 * Planet of the Apes (2001) - The Oberon space station on Earth.
 * Rise of the Planet of the Apes
 * Roswell: The Aliens Attack - 1947 Roswell, New Mexico crash.
 * Star Trek: Generations - The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D on Veridian III.
 * Star Trek: Into Darkness
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Anakin crashes a capital ship onto Coruscant.
 * Starman
 * Terminator: Genisys
 * Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Numerous Autobot & Decepticon crash-landings
 * War of the Worlds, The
 * Women of the Prehistoric Planet

Television

 * ALF: A.L.F. - Alf's ship into Willie Tanner's roof.
 * Aquaman: Mercy Reef
 * Fear the Walking Dead: Ouroboros = Flight 462 in the Pacific Ocean.
 * Battlestar Galactica: Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 1)
 * Challenge of the Super Friends: Swamp of the Living Dead
 * Defiance: Goodbye Blue Sky
 * Defiance: This Woman's Work - Arkfall.
 * Doctor Who: Aliens of London
 * Galactica 1980: The Return of Starbuck - Starbuck's Colonial Viper on Planet Starbuck.
 * Invasion: Pilot - Passenger jet with Tom Underlay aboard.
 * Land of the Giants: The Crash - The Spindrift on Giant World.
 * My Favorite Martian: My Favorite Martin - Uncle Martin's ship on Earth.
 * Salvage 1: Up, Up and Away
 * Six Million Dollar Man, The - Steve Austin's shuttlecraft.
 * Six Million Dollar Man: The Coward - Steve Austin's father.
 * Space Ghost: Creature King
 * Space Precinct: Protect and Survive
 * Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Enemy
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Altar of Mortis
 * Supergirl: Better Angels - Mon-El's ship on Earth.
 * Superman Returns
 * Superman: The Movie

Comics

 * Action Comics 252 - Supergirl's rocket on Earth.
 * Aliens: Mondo Pest 1
 * Amazing Fantasy 15
 * Avengers 4
 * Black Panther 8
 * Catwoman Vol 2 19
 * Fantastic Four 1 - Reed's rocket crashes back on Earth.
 * Flashpoint: Abin Sur, the Green Lantern 1 - Abin Sur's ship on Earth.
 * Flashpoint: Hal Jordan 1 - Abin Sur's ship on Earth.
 * Man of Steel 1 - Kryptonian birthing matrix in Smallville, Kansas.
 * New Teen Titans 14
 * Showcase 22 - Abin Sur's ship on Earth.
 * Star Wars 40
 * Superman 391
 * Swamp Thing 4

Video Games

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic